This paper provides a brief case study from the School of Humanities at the University of Brighton and reports on a project seeking to develop mutual trust and understanding and the telling and capturing of inter-generational stories project.
We are all compelled to tell stories. Imparting who we are our experiences our take on life is at the very core of what it is to be human: it helps us to connect to empathise to belong. The project is concerned with recounting autobiographical memories and sharing them with other members of our community therefore epitomising concepts of neighbourliness offering good communication opportunities encouraging reciprocity between the university and the project partners and engendering an improved mutual understanding of the individuals and groups involved in the project.