Parents and staff of the First Neighbourhood Co-operative Nursery revist the nursery site in 2019. (Left to right) Saroj Tailor, Pauline France, Eva Turner, Mary Burnett. Photograph by Szilvia Kiraly. Children at play in the First Neighbourhood Co-operative Nursery. Photograph courtesy Pauline France / Bishopsgate Institute. Hear the story of the F…

John chose to stay at home and look after his baby son Joe in the early 1990s, when you didn’t see many other dads looking after babies. John and Joe talk together about what that decision meant to their relationship. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrators: John Newman and Joe Newman Interviews and editing: Rosa Schling Music: Lu…

Eva and Norah met at Stepney City Farm when they were both new parents in the mid-1980s and formed a friendship that lasts to this day. They discuss their different paths: Eva returned to work outside the home while Norah became her childminder. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrators: Eva Turner and Norah Parkin Interviews and ed…

Brenda unexpectedly became a single mum in the 1970s, after moving back home to the East End. She describes the ups and downs of bringing up her son with his grandparents living next door. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrator: Brenda Crew Interviews and editing: Rosa Schling Music: Luke Christie Photograph: Sophie Polyviou Kindl…

From toddlerhood onwards, Shirley was raised by her ‘beautiful’ grandmother in Dominica while her parents worked abroad. She talks about the values her grandmother gave her and the decisions she made about childcare when she had her own children in the UK. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrator: Shirley Peters Interviews and editi…

Sylvia was brought back from evacuation during the war as a ten-year-old to be the main carer for her baby brother while her mother was unwell. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrator: Sylvia Clarke Interviews and editing: Rosa Schling Music: Luke Christie Photography: Sophie Polyviou Kindly funded by the Gilda Street Trust in memo…

Joyce was brought up by ‘a lovely, lovely mum’ who had sadly lost her first two children. Now a great-grandmother, Joyce describes her worries and love for her own babies. Get more stories on holdingthebaby.org Credits: Narrator: Joyce Interviews and editing: Rosa Schling Music: Luke Christie Photograph: Sophie Polyviou Kindly funded by the Gilda S…