I am very pleased to say that the West Yorkshire Archive service have accepted the Back-Chat Collection interviews into their permanent archives thus ensuring their accessibility to the public for many generations to come.

You can hear this interview by simply clicking the West Yorkshire Archive Link where you will find all of the Back-Chat Collection interviews listed in alphabetical order along with captioned photographs.

If you would like to contact The Back-Chat Collection please do email me at carloharrison1947@gmail.com.

To listen to the interviews which are now hosted on the
West Yorkshire Archive Service click here.

Heather Field

Born

January 1975 Hyde Terrace, Leeds

Background

Grew up in Yeadon, interviewed at Rufford Avenue, Yeadon

Date of Interview

22nd March 2019

“I would be honoured to be part of the Back-Chat archive if you feel my interview would be of interest. Thank you for asking, I give my permission to be included”

Heather Field (26th September 2020)

Heather Field is one of the liveliest people I have interviewed. Her life is just so full you wonder what on earth is coming next.

Heather is a teacher and a full time mum and that should be enough for anyone but then add into that lots of after-school activities, skiing, being heavily involved in the organising of the Three Peaks Fell race and walking on the Yorkshire moors.

Heather also has an artistic side which saw her introduced to the Aireborough Gilbert & Sullivan Society as a babe in arms and led her all the way to producing and directing Magic of Gilbert & Sullivan songs from Iolanthe & Ruddigore in 2020.

When you listen to Heather’s life unfolding it comes as no surprise that she got married on the edge of the Grand Canyon in the USA – where else would suit this live wire?

Such a great life story to listen to.

Interviewer: Carlo Harrison

Cataloguer: Fiona Quinton

Sound Engineer David Myers


HTML5 Audio Player

You can listen to the entire recording by clicking the start arrow or, you can move the slider to one of times shown for the headings opposite, they are a guide to the many things we chatted about.
Barclays Bank
0.45
Maternity Pay
02.11
August Babies
02.46 
School Days
03.01
Brexit
15.38
Allan Summers
21.12
Hadrian Summers
22.19
South View School
23.26
Benton Park
24.03
Trinity All Saints
26.05
Gravestones
31.01
Gerald Long
33.55
Wedding – Grand Canyon
35.35
Skiing – France
44.17
Three Peaks Fell Race
49.14
Walking – Dales, N Yorks Moors
51.41
Cricket
53.40
Link Road To Airport
56.35
Tropic Skincare Ethical Products
1.02.01

 

Please take into consideration when listening to these interviews that the meaning of language changes over time and that interviewees have not intended to cause offence by anything said which now may be thought to be unacceptable.

Recording this social history, chatting to different people about a whole host of subjects has been a real pleasure, such an interesting and I think worthwhile project for people to listen to both now and in years to come.

Thank you for visiting this website.

Carlo Harrison