Conversations with Aldershot Group DEBBIE NOBBS Debbie lives in Aldershot with her husband Craig and their 2 cats. During her time working with the group, she has expressed her thoughts and feelings of lockdown through poetry. SAMEEA JONNUD Sameea is a Londoner who has lived in Aldershot for many years. A blogger with interests in history and community she joined the collaboration group as a way of listening to a diverse range of voices and recording them for the future. She has liaised with local Ahmadiyya Muslims to collect their stories, and updates the project Twitter account. CANDICE CAMACHO Candice was the community facilitator for the project throughout 2020 and 2021. She supported Susan to connect with the local residents and to work with the collaboration group. Candice has a passion for women’s rights which is evident in her film and voice work that she has produced during the project. Candice has lived in Aldershot both as a teenager and as an adult with her family, including throughout the pandemic. She now lives in Spain with her husband and two children. ASIA MAHMOOD Asia loves to read and has an avid interest in textile arts and cooking with her hubby. She works for the Red Cross within refugee services and through the project she has started to see art wherever she looks! DAISY EDWARDS Daisy took part in the project to hear other people’s stories about lockdown and to share experiences. She is currently working at a 6th form college and studying for a PGCE. She lives locally with her husband and children. MELANIE CHIWERA Mel lives with her daughter and a pug called Leila. She is a volunteer at the Aldershot and Fleet Rugby Club and will try to get anyone she meets to go and join! SUSAN MERRICK Susan is the lead artist for the project. She is an artist and BSL/English interpreter passionate about access to art and letting conversations lead her art practice – hence the name of the project! Susan has been awarded five grants from Arts Council England since 2017, she has an MA in Fine Art, has exhibited and performed internationally and hosts a podcast called Woman Up! which she makes with Amy Dignam. susanmerrick.co.uk
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