Tag Archive: covid-19
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This Year
Comments Off on This YearWe are asking you to send us written records of your life in Oldham during the last year of the pandemic. Lesley Reece submitted this poem to Oldham’s Lockdown Museum.
Tick tock tick tock
Time passes so slow
Staring at the same 4 walls
With nowhere else to go
Day by day week by week
Then a year has gone
A year that seemed ever so bleak
Was so hard for everyone
But if you look deeper
You will remember the laughter
Not a perfect year by any stretch
But it’s not all been a disaster
Our plans may not have taken us
To where we’d like to be
Just living day by day
Can really help us see
The kindness of others
Who stop and say hello
The lonely ones who need your smile
In order to let theirs grow
We have seen clapping on the doorstep
All with our pans and pots
To let the NHS know
That we thank them such a lot
Not being able to see
Loved ones is very hard
Getting all your fresh air
From your very own back yard
The wearing of our masks
Has grown natural to me
The really extraordinary ones
Are such a joy to see
Birthdays and celebrations
Don’t have the same wow
But we all find different ways
To enjoy them anyhow
They say eyes are the windows
To see inside your heart
That is quite a good job
As you can only see that part
Helping out each other
Doing a good turn
Home schooling is a nightmare
Keeping kid still long enough
For them to actually learn
With limited access
For face to face contact
It is the hardest part
Human touch is what we lack
But we are all doing our bit
To get through this somehow
It’s just the way it has to be
For all of us for now
So don’t let those days slip away
Find reasons to smile
For when this is all over
You will have done things worthwhile
Not a day will be wasted
We have so much to learn
By showing support to each other
And doing a good turn
We can come out stronger
On the other side
For acting responsibly
We can turn this tide.If you have written something which you would like us to record for future generations, you are welcome to submit it here.
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Oldham Lockdown Museum
Comments Off on Oldham Lockdown MuseumWeek 6 (29th June – 5th July): Nature
From goats reclaiming the streets of Llandudno, to urban residents simply being able to hear the sound of bird song while traffic levels dropped, nature has played a part in many people’s experience of Spring/Summer 2020.
Last week in Oldham’s Lockdown Museum we asked you to tell us about the lockdown experiences you have had which involved nature. Have you spent more time in your local park than usual? Or have you hung a bird feeder up by your window for the first time? Have you succeeded (or failed?!) in growing something? Did you find that the act of taking a daily walk meant that you noticed the seasons changing more? We’d love to see photos of things you’ve seen in your garden or spotted on your walk. We have had LOADS of entries for the nature theme, so we’ll be adding to this gallery throughout the week.
Deadline for ‘Nature’ submissions was 9am Monday 6th July. We are happy to receive them after this but we may not be able to include them in our gallery on this page, although we will still add them to our collection for future generations.