TELFORD COMMUNITY ARTS 1974-1989
This website was launched in 2024, to mark 50 years since the start of Telford Community Arts. It has many examples of work created by people living in Telford, working with community arts practitioners.
Our entire archive was also deposited with Shropshire Archives, where it can be visited and viewed.
It is a rich collection showing the process of creating collective art in the communities of Telford between 1974 and 1989. It contains materials from workshops, company notes and minutes, Annual Reports, publications, photographs, audio material and more.
The Archive can be searched online. You can arrange to see any items such as photographs, documents and posters at the Archive in person. If you cannot visit, you can ask for items to be digitized and sent to you. There is a cost for this service.
Poster for weekly workshops 
Us n Em youth theatre 
Fighting for Kids Rights poster 
Distributing the daily playscheme newspaper 
No More Cream Buns on tour in Brussels 
Welcome to the New Jerusalem 
The Nursery play, Sutton Hill 
May Day poster 
Holiday Arts carnival procession 
Music workshop with Mike Westbrook Jazz Band
We would like to share the sad news of the death of Graham Woodruff on October 11th 2026 in Wolverhampton, at the age of 91. His legacy is here at Telford Community Arts as well as with the many students he inspired through his life. He will be greatly missed by family, friends, colleagues and fellow activists. Along with them we pay tribute to his many achievements.
