On a regular Monday morning in Dudley, just after the COVID restrictions had begun to lift, creative artist Gavin Rogers led a small group of women, POC and members of the LGBTQIA+ community into Netherton Tunnel.

Poet Lee Mackenzie and Filmmaker Lauren Hatchard facilitated a workshop at St Peter's Church in Netherton in August 2022, the aim of the workshop was to capture memories of the green spaces and waterways in the area and put a 'pin in the map' of the location they associate with.

As part of Dudley Creates artist Gavin Rogers worked alongside women and LGBTQIA+ people living in and around Dudley to finding their voices together and discover the possibilities of Netherton Tunnel - a 3 km Victorian tunnel that passes along the canal and under Dudley.

We would love you to join us for a FREE workshop which invites you to capture how Netherton is today. The workshop will involve a 4-mile stroll around the green spaces and canal paths of Netherton; it aims to engage you with the surroundings in a new creative way through asking you prompts and fun mini-exercises. Bring a note-pad & pen, a camera, sound recorder or any other way of documenting the places as we walk. No arty experience necessary.