Soundwalk Through Todmorden’s Heritage

The ‘Soundwalk Through Todmorden’s Heritage’ is a project by Todmorden Town Council designed to build upon (and ultimately replace) the concept of creating a timeline of Todmorden’s heritage.

The Soundwalk was developed alongside a group of students from Todmorden High School. Through multiple design and interview sessions, the Soundwalk was created, allowing people to listen to memories and stories of Todmorden as they walk around Centre Vale Park.

The students chose the topics, designed the questions and interviewed local people. The interviewees range from 12-82, so there’s a real mixture of stories in the Soundwalk that will surely bring back memories for a lot of people.

The stories have been formed into a narrative, with audio placed around Centre Vale Park. They can be listened to through the Echoes app, which automatically plays as you walk into the spaces.

Thank you to all the young people involved in the project, including Asli who designed the poster and Harry who created the brilliant illustrations for the flier, and to all the interviewees who gave up their time to share their stories!

This project has been made possible through Town Deal funding along with grant funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Todmorden Bandstand renovations – so a huge thank you to National Lottery Players!

Download the Echoes App to listen to the Soundwalk, or scroll down and listen to the clips!

Photos from the project.

From the first recording sessions, to the first listen in Centre Vale Park. Take a look at these photos from the Soundwalk project.

Listen to the Soundwalk.

If you can’t get out to Centre Vale Park to experience the Soundwalk in person, for whatever reason, we’ve made all the soundclips available below, so you can enjoy listening to the stories from the comfort of your own home.