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Knots | Form | Strut (Cringle Park Soundscape)Sound design by OscillateA soundscape created using field recordings gathered in Cringle ParkCringle Park presents as a traditional Victorian park - wide paths, open spaces and quiet corners where people pass, pause and play. However at its centre sits a small stone circle whose origins are unclear but whose presence is quietly magnetic.This soundscape captures the layered sonic textures of the park: footsteps, birds and the steady hum of passing lives.Part of You Are Here, a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories, soundscapes, and audio portraits inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space and supported by Arts Council EnglandExplore the full project: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think - share your feedback here.

Jean, Darlene, JacquelineWritten and performed by Marie CrookSet in Cringle ParkEach morning, Jean puts on a different version of herself - a different wig, a different name. One day, a stranger in her local park mistakes her for someone else entirely. And for a little while, Jean plays alongSet in Cringle Park, Jean, Darlene, Jacqueline is a quietly uncanny story about reinvention, care and the longing be someone else.Marie Crook is a writer based in Levenshulme. Her work has appeared in The Real Story, The Caterpillar and Confingo, among others. You Are Here is a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Levenshulme Old Library is a community-led arts and culture space in South Manchester. Based in a former Carnegie library, it supports local creativity through workshops, performances and place-based storytelling projects that reflect the neighbourhood’s unique character and voices.The podcast is produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space, and supported by Arts Council England.Series editor: Richard V. HirstProduction and sound design: OscillateExplore the full project at: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think - share your feedback here.

Highfield Country Park – Portrait of the ParkProduced by Levenshulme Old LibrarySound design by OscilloscopeHighfield Country Park stretches across woodland, open ground and winding trails - a space for wandering, noticing and sometimes getting a little lost.In this portrait, writer Dipika Mummery shares her personal connection to Highfield, reflecting on how its landscape and wildlife shaped her story, Parakeet.Part of You Are Here, a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories, soundscapes, and portraits inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space and supported by Arts Council EnglandExplore the full project: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think - share your feedback here.

Lease | Moves | Slower (Chapel Street Park Soundscape)Sound design by OscillateAn audio piece created using field recordings gathered in Chapel Street ParkTucked behind terraced streets, not far from the railway, between a primary school and a pub, Chapel Street Park is a quiet, open space threaded with memory and movement.This soundscape brings together the ambient textures of the park, creating a layered listening experience that captures the pace and rhythms of the place.Part of You Are Here, a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories, soundscapes, and audio portraits inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space and supported by Arts Council England.Explore the full project here: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think - share your feedback here.

Lignum VitaeWritten and performed by Hette PhillipsSet in Chapel Street ParkA park watches the people who pass through: the ones who gather, the ones who grieve, the ones who disappear. With a voice that is slow, patient and rooted, Lignum Vitae unfolds as a quiet observation of life from the perspective of a place that is always changing but always the same.Set in Chapel Street Park, this is a story about memory, connection, and how the land itself carries the lives that move across it.Hette Phillips is a poet, fiction writer and artist based in Levenshulme. Her work has been published by Dostoyevsky Wannabe and For Books Sake.You Are Here is a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Levenshulme Old Library is a community-led arts and culture space in South Manchester. Based in a former Carnegie library, it supports local creativity through workshops, performances and place-based storytelling projects that reflect the neighbourhood’s unique character and voices.The podcast is produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space, and supported by Arts Council England.Series editor: Richard V. HirstProduction and sound design: Oscillate.Explore the full project at: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think - share your feedback here.

Nutsford Vale – Portrait of the ParkProduced by Levenshulme Old LibrarySound design by OscilloscopeNutsford Vale was once a clay pit, then a landfill - now it’s a green space shaped by care, campaigning, and community vision.In this portrait, we hear from the people who helped make that transformation possible. Their reflections reveal the long, determined effort behind the park’s existence, and the quiet pride in seeing it grow into a space for future generations.Part of You Are Here, a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories, soundscapes, and portraits inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space and supported by Arts Council EnglandExplore the full project: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think — share your feedback here.

Truck | Intelligible | Gains (Fallowfield Loop Soundscape)Sound design by OscillateA soundscape created using field recordings gathered on the Fallowfield LoopThe Fallowfield Loop curves through South Manchester - a former railway line turned walking and cycling route, lined with overgrown platforms, graffiti, birdsong and nature.This soundscape captures the fragments of life that echo along the Loop. Built from field recordings made on location, it offers a different way of listening to the park: not a story, but a space - shifting, layered, and full of atmosphere.Part of You Are Here, a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories, soundscapes, and audio portraits inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces.Produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space and supported by Arts Council EnglandExplore the full project: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think — share your feedback here.

LitterWritten and performed by Valerie O’RiordanSet on the Fallowfield LoopA man follows his ex-wife along a local litter-picking route, trying to make sense of the past, the future and what it means to let go. Set against the backdrop of the Fallowfield Loop, Litter is a story of disconnection, stubbornness and longing - and the way even the most familiar spaces can become sites of confrontation and reckoning.Valerie O’Riordan is a writer and lecturer in Creative Writing at Greater Manchester University. Her short fiction has appeared in Litro, The Lonely Crowd, The Manchester Review, among others.You Are Here is a podcast from Levenshulme Old Library featuring five original short stories inspired by Levenshulme’s parks and green spaces. Levenshulme Old Library is a community-led arts and culture space in South Manchester. Based in a former Carnegie library, it supports local creativity through workshops, performances and place-based storytelling projects that reflect the neighbourhood’s unique character and voices.The podcast is produced by Levenshulme Old Library, commissioned by The Space, and supported by Arts Council England.Series editor: Richard V. HirstProduction and sound design: Oscillate.Explore the full project at: levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/you-are-hereWe’d love to hear what you think — share your feedback here.