Places features

The people of Beeston have been telling us about their lives as part of a BBC Storytelling Workshop. Here are their stories.

Skateboarders

Give us a park

Some local skateboarders talk of their hopes for a new skate park in the area.

Eating in the street

Cath is fed up with the amount of people who eat on the streets.  Do you feel the same?

Help me

Steve has lived in Beeston since 1976. He needs your help to solve a mystery about bluebells and Beeston. Listen to see if you can solve the puzzle.

Gill

Turning 60

Gill says turning sixty is not as bad as you may think.  She tells us about the benefits of having a bus pass.

Geoff

My first day

Geoff speaks about his first day at work. It was at the Victoria Railway station in the roof space, working on the clock tower.

Shopping in the '30s

Hetley was born in Beeston and has lived there all his life. He pays tribute to the people of Beeston. However, he believes Beeston is gradually losing its identity and he'd like people to remember how Beeston was. He looks back on memories of shopping with his mother in the 1930s.

Living with students

Irene lives in Beeston. She reflects on Beeston 'Then and now' and tells us how student accommodation has affected her.

Sunday school

Iris has lived in Beeston almost all of her life. She tells us about her Sunday school experiences and how it was a large part of her life growing up in the area.

Keron

An unusual experience

Beeston resident Keron recounts 'A Night in Alcazar', a tale about an unusual experience he had in a Spanish palace.