Just like mum used to make

THIS week there’s an opportunity to take a culinary trip down memory lane at Heathcote Library.

The Memory Place: kitchens and cooking event aims to give participants the chance share recollections from their youth.

Library assistant Ange Graystone said it would be centred around a memory kit containing a range of kitchen items.

“There will be a few artefacts on the table just to spark interest and then whoever is facilitating will pull out items and put them on the table and see what happens,” she said.

“It’s real coming together of ideas and a sharing of past and history, and there’s often lots of laughter at these sessions.

“It can be quite hilarious as people talk about what they remember about an artefact or their mum’s and dad’s experience of it if they’re a bit younger.”

Ms Graystone said the sessions were designed to be welcoming.

“The basic premise is to take away that focus on conversing and give you something to talk about,” she said. “To provide you with a prompt.

“It’s really friendly, it’s not like presentation. I ran one recently that was about home and beauty, the joy and laughter was wonderful.

“We ended up talking about putting on your Sunday best and going to the fair. Everyone had recollections of that sort of thing, doing your hair and putting on your stockings.

“It’s a sharing of stories which is lovely and warm, and often hilarious.”

The event runs from 2.30 to 3.30pm on Thursday 22 June at Heathcote Library, 125 High Street.

To book visit goldfieldslibraries.com or call 5433 3734 during opening hours.