Month: March 2015

First Hand Experience

Digital Story of the Week It is often a strange experience, making a digital story.  This was the first story I ever made on the Breaking Barriers Train the Trainer digital storytelling course.  On the secondContinue reading

Glanville Oakey’s Digital Story

A Torfaen at War Digital Story   Glanville Oakey’s Digital Story Transcript I can’t remember much about the First World War, I was young. My father joined up when he was about 16. I expectContinue reading

Postcards from The Western Front

A Torfaen at War Digital Story Postcards from The Western Front Digital Story Transcript Dear dad, how are you? What’s it been like fighting at war? Life is hard, I guess. We need you home.Continue reading

Carol Lewis’ Digital Story

A Torfaen at War Digital Story Carol Lewis’ Digital Story Transcript I’ve done quite a lot of research. It started about 10 years but without the internet then it was really difficult to find outContinue reading

Brian Day’s Digital Story

 A Torfaen at War Digital Story  Brian Day’s Digital Story Transcript His name was William Day. He was from Llanhilleth originally and he came to live in Sebastopol, brought a family up and went toContinue reading

Alun Miles’ Digital Story

A Torfaen at War Digital Story Alun Miles Digital Story Transcript My great grandfather was George Miles. He was born in 1882 in Garndiffaith but he married a lady from Blaenavon and they settled thereContinue reading

Alan Terry’s Digital Story

A Torfaen at War Digital Story Alan Terry’s Digital Story Transcript I’ve got two uncles that I’m named after; my Uncle Tom and my Uncle Victor. They are my middle names. Uncle Tom suffered terriblyContinue reading

Betty Price’s Digital Story

 A Torfaen at War Digital Story  Betty Price’s Digital Story Transcript I wasn’t born until the year after the war so I was too little to remember much of what they used to talk about.Continue reading