Cafe Stories in Bedford - by Waitress in Residence Ania Bas and people of Bedford
co-produced by Bedford Creative Arts & Laura Trevail
During early summer 2010 I worked as waitress in residence at two of the towns centre's bustling cafes: La Piazza and Caffe Amore.
Between carrying cups of tea and cake, clearing and cleaning tables I was chatting with the cafes' customers. People told me many stories that became the source material for pages for a book.
Each donated story became the topic of discussion between myself and the artist and writer (and the editor of this book) Laura Trevail. The notes between Laura and myself also appear on each page, below each story, and together with the footnotes they elaborate on the stories and the editing process.
The stories in a disjointed form - each story on one page - have been presented back to people of Bedford on 24 and 25 July 2010 in Bedford Creative Arts HQ.
Now all the stories can be downloaded from here - paperbacks at £3.84 + p&p available from blurb!
Pictures by Dawn Giles and Catherine Hemelryk / Bedford Creative Arts.
With thanks to: Dawn & Catherine and Libby, Joseph, Elaine & Gillian from La Piazza, Kamil, Raabia, Adela and Esha from Caffe Amore and to Laura!!!
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