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City Spectacular and CMK Carnival (Collection CSP)

INT/006

Annual events that took place in 2001-2004. These summer events included parades through Central Milton Keynes. There are a further 400 pictures in the main Archive – these 11 photographs are just a sample!
Densala (Collection DEN)

INT/007

A six-day project in the summer of 1984 for school children, based around the legend of the Densala tribe. They were told about a previous vicar who lived at the Old Rectory who was a keen archaeologist. They listened to a recording of this vicar on an old reel-to-reel tape recorder. He said that he’d ...
Bucks Association for the Blind (Collection BAB)

INT/002

Many events and workshops were organised with the Bucks Association for the Blind during the period 2002 to 2006. Examples of those activities shown here are flower painting, willow weaving, sound-based art, chess pieces, stone carving, mosaics, samba drumming, and totem pole. There are a further 2400 pictures in the main Archive – these 23 ...
Chess project - displayed in the city centre

INT/002/013

Chess project – the finished chess pieces are displayed in the city centre
Can Can Cabaret (Collection CAN)

INT/005

Annual events in 2002-2005. A spectacular evening of comedy, music and dance celebrating International Day of Disabled People. There are a further 480 pictures in the main Archive – these 11 photographs are just a sample!
The Egg Show (Collection EGG)

INT/009

This was a project undertaken by Carry Gorney and George King with a class at White Spires School in the late 1970s. George played the part of an explorer who had returned from his travels with a huge egg. While he is recounting his adventures to the children there is a knock from inside the ...
Dr Fuller and Mrs Slade (Collection DFU)

INT/008

An event that included costumes, a parade and a circus performance. The Fullers Slade Childrens Centre were involved, and the performances took place in Stony Stratford in 1986.
Fishermead Festival (Collection FIF)

INT/010

A week-long festival in May 1990 involving the people of Fishermead in making costumes and banners, and then parading around the area.
Groovy Gecko (Collection GGO)

INT/011

The Groovy Gecko was a nightclub for (and run by) disabled people. It was set up in 2006 after much research on other similar clubs in the UK, and with a lot of training for the crew members. There are a further 2300 pictures in the main Living Archive – these 30 photographs are just ...
Gigante (Collection GIG)

INT/012

The Gigante project was initiated by Inter-Action MK in March 1995. Gigantes are traditional Catalonian processional figures – usually 12 feet high, and used for a wide variety of community festivals and fiestas. The project took place on 6 estates local to Inter-Action. Schools and community groups took part in the building of 7 Gigante. ...
Garden Of Light (Collection GOL)

INT/013

This project took place in February and March of 2010 and involved young volunteers working with the artist Nathan Hughes to create a series of installations using light at the Old Rectory. Workshops were run from mid February and the installations were shown to the public on 23rd, 24th and 27th March. There are a ...
Images Of Disability (Collection IOD)

INT/014

The main objectives of this project were to produce a photographic exhibition titled ‘Images of Disability’ by July 1996, to launch this exhibition at MK Disability Arts Festival in July 1996, and to tour the exhibition to 6 venues nationally by December 1998. Artist and photographer Ross Boyd worked with a group of 14 disabled people ...
Inter Trash (Collection ITR)

INT/015

The idea of this 2008 project was to create numerous artworks in various forms using only Trash as raw material. The forms included a wall of glass bottles, items made of denim from old jeans, a rave marquee, a full-size car sculpture, and sculptures of trash people. There are a further 493 pictures in the main ...
November 5th (Collection NOV)

INT/017

Following on from the successful shows in 1978-79 organised by Welfare State International, Inter-Action organised November 5th shows in 1981, 1982 and 1983. Each show involved burning a model of Parliament, effigies of Guy Fawkes and current politicians, and fireworks. One year the show had to be moved as it was discovered to be on ...
Parliament On Wheels (Collection POW)

INT/018

Inter-Action worked with Welfare State International to create this November 1979 show involving a model of Parliament which unusually was mounted on wheels.
Shed MK (Collection SMK)

INT/020

Shed MK was a new theatre group, established in January 2003. It provided an opportunity for 7-11 year olds from both mainstream and special schools to enjoy the Performing Arts. It was free for the first term and £1 a week from then on. Shed MK met initially on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 -7:00pm at ...
Publicity (Collection PUP)

INT/019

A collection of Publicity and Programme documents from 1977 through to 2011. There are a further 257 images in the main Living Archive – these 18 images are just a sample!
Lantern Festivals (Collection LAF)

INT/016

As part of Wolverton’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 1988, Inter-Action organised lantern-making workshops with residents in Wolverton and New Bradwell creating their own tissue and withy lanterns lit by candles that were paraded to Wolverton Park. These lantern festivals became regular events, and Inter-Action continued to organise them, later on at the Old Rectory. There ...
Children kneeling with four adult assistants

INT/020/002

Large group of children kneeling with four adult assistants
Children holding hands above their heads forming arches

INT/020/003

Children holding hands above their heads forming arches
Girls and a boy with their hands in the air

INT/020/004

Girls in white shirts and a boy in a black shirt all with their hands in the air
Two female elves in golden costumes

INT/020/006

Two female elves in golden costumes. From the Cloud Cuckoo Land musical production. See INT/019/012 for a poster of this event.
Children in a variety of poses

INT/020/005

Large crowd of children in a variety of poses including one in a wheelchair touching the head of a boy in front of him
Girl with bejewelled headdress and neckdress

INT/020/007

Small blond girl with white costume and colourful bejewelled headdress and neckdress. From the Cloud Cuckoo Land musical production