Motoring memories
Remember you first car? Your family's first car - or was it van? Or motorbike and sidecar?
Did you go on family trips, to the coast or to the countryside?
How much did your first car cost, and where did you get it?
How have cars changed the streets and roads you know - from how children play, to where people can park?
Did you go on family trips, to the coast or to the countryside?
How much did your first car cost, and where did you get it?
How have cars changed the streets and roads you know - from how children play, to where people can park?
These are just some of the questions that the Motoring Memories project is based around.
Working from Manchester Metropolitan University, Dr. Craig Horner is keen to gather information about how society changed after the arrival of road vehicles, in ever increasing numbers.
Craig has been a supporter of the U3A's Cottonopolis project from its early days, and after hosting a focus session for U3A members in September 2018 we jointly arrived at a plan of action. One that you can join in with easily, wherever you are based.
Working from Manchester Metropolitan University, Dr. Craig Horner is keen to gather information about how society changed after the arrival of road vehicles, in ever increasing numbers.
Craig has been a supporter of the U3A's Cottonopolis project from its early days, and after hosting a focus session for U3A members in September 2018 we jointly arrived at a plan of action. One that you can join in with easily, wherever you are based.
How to join in
- Via Facebook: log into your FB account and then either search for Motoring Memories or click this link tinyurl.com/ybzt4gr2
- Use the Motorblog
- You can send your personal memories directly to us via our email email us
- If you are a scribbler, use Motoring Memories as a start point, as an individual or within existing writing and discussion groups. This page of can be used as a source of information if you wish. A creative writing approach is welcomed: recollections often stimulate writing. We will showcase any creative work that members send to us.
- You can contact Dr Craig Horner directly - please put Motoring Memories as the subject line