I went to visit Mr Aslom Miah today. Mr Miah is one of the people we've interviewed for the project. Extracts from his interview - and a short and funny animation by Rehmat Gangreker based on one his stories - can be seen and heard at the Whitaker exhibition.
I had wondered if Mr Miah, who must now be approaching 80, had actually managed to get to see the show - which although it's in Rawtenstall, not far from his house, is an uphill walk all the way. But I shouldn't have doubted - he had been to see it with a group from his family, and was very excited about the show. He said that his son had stayed for over 3 hours. He was also full of how well he had been treated by the staff at the museum - and the quality of the food in their cafe! Another reason to go - quite apart from the fact that the exhibition is only open for two further weeks after this.
Looking through the blog I realised that there's not that many photos from the exhibition itself, so I thought I should add a few here to give a taste:
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