Last year we worked with the School of English from The University of Sheffield  to help them bring together local people as part of a reading group at Hoyland Library, looking at the writing  of Barry Hines and his interpretation of local landscapes.

These workshops then acted as a starting point for a film – A Cushion of Mist, created by Picture Story Productions. It’s a beautiful short film that captures how important the local landscape was to the work of Barry Hines but also to local people.

You can view the film here: https://vimeo.com/217401807

You can find out background to the project here: http://barryhines.group.shef.ac.uk/…/…/16/a-cushion-of-mist/

We look forward to working with The University of Sheffield throughout 2018 marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Kestrel for a Knave”.