TracyWalker published New project inspires Nottingham lace industry memories

Memories of Nottingham's world-famous lace industry were pieced together during the first of a series of workshops involving older people.A display and talk about lace garments at Radford Care Group, a day centre for the elderly in Prospect Street, Radford, inspired centre users' own tales of relatives who had worked in the city's textile industry.Two groups of 30 people have taken part so far, including some with dementia.Judith Edgar, curator of costume and textiles at Nottingham City...