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PETERLEE: Living Memory will be open to the public from Saturday alongside a second new exhibition, Garden City Futures.
Building on an exhibition which was displayed in June last year named PETERLEE: The Place to Be, which charted the early development of the town through archive photographs and plans, PETERLEE: Living Memory will shine a light on the people who call the town home.
The exhibition will feature personal photos, memorabilia, and related stories that have been submitted by people who live or have lived in the town.
The materials donated are also being copied and recorded and will form part of the archive collection held in The Story, a brand-new culture and heritage venue set to open at Mount Oswald in June.
Garden City Futures will showcase work produced by East Durham College students, who have been considering the future of open spaces in the urban environment and the unique landscape of Peterlee.
Facilitated by artist Sara Cooper, alongside architects and design-practitioners from the School of Architecture at Newcastle University, the students have researched existing projects, shared case-studies, tested and developed ideas and designs, all with a view to actively encouraging community participation in the care of shared green spaces.
Their exhibition encourages people to consider what green spaces are for, who uses them, and how biodiversity and sustainable green spaces can be supported and created for the future.
PETERLEE: Living Memory and Garden City Futures will both be on display in Castle Dene Shopping Centre until the end of April.
Fully illustrated exhibition catalogues are available to purchase at £10 and £4 respectively. The catalogues can be purchased half-price from Peterlee Leisure Centre & Library and branch libraries in the local area.