The Town of Roundabouts
In this episode, we dive into Washington's fascinating roads, roundabouts, and its controversial district numbering system. We also explore the community stories and creativity behind Town of Roundabouts, written and performed by Paige Temperley.
The Town of Roundabouts
Paige Temperley
Photographs I took
So many shades of colour
Stapled in a book
Suppose I never looked around
The corners of this town
Until I wrote it down
Amenities and folk
Shops and village pubs
Don’t fix what isn’t broken
They were right there on the door
And now we long for more
Reminiscent of before
60 Years we’ve seen of this new town
But it feels like it’s always been around
Through these roads we’ve been lost and we’ve been found
In the town of roundabouts
Districts they stood tall
Set apart by numbers
Wasn’t long before they’d fall
People just wanted a name
A village they could claim
A place to call home
60 Years we’ve seen of this new town
But it feels like it’s always been around
Through these roads we’ve been lost and we’ve been found
In the town of roundabouts
Fields of grass
Pictures taken on a Kodac
Memories to last
Rumoured Crocodiles
Beautiful wildlife
Time it goes so fast
60 Years we’ve seen of this new town
But it feels like it’s always been around
Through these roads we’ve been lost and we’ve been found
In the town of roundabouts
In the town of roundabouts
In the town of roundabouts
Guests:
Washington Community Podcasting Group, Brenda Naisby, Tony Erskine (Artist for Washington Development Corporation), Ian Murray, Roseanna Erskine, Sarah Murray, Doug Walker, Bob Hope, Kim Hunter, Gloria Finnigan, Thomas Finnigan, Olive Metcalfe, Ellaine Davidson.
Music and Production
- Produced by: Grace Stubbings & the Washington Community Podcasting Group
- Music by: David Brewis & Paige Temperley
- Excutive producers: Caroline Mitchell and Jude Murphy
This episode was developed in collaboration with:
- Washington Heritage Partnership
- Sunderland City Council’s Washington Area Committee
- Sunderland Culture at The Arts Centre Washington
- Baseline Shift
- We Make Culture
Supported by:
- The University of Sunderland
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players for making this project possible.
