CARGO 

Experience this wonderfully creative celebration of Poole's rich heritage; a project that provides opportunities and learning experiences for local communities.

This immersive show starts on Poole Quay, as the 'The Queen Galadriel' ship sails into port and a crew disembarks celebrating millennia of goods that have travelled the seas. Unloading their unusual interactive 'cargo', the crew dance, sing, and move in procession sharing stories from above and below the flowing waters, revealing wisdom and heritage of maritime life along the way.

As part of the Poole Maritime Festival in May 2017 and the European Maritime Day, CARGO delivered key information at a crucial time when the Great Quay of Poole was being celebrated. It can reach large audiences through major art/heritage performances. This is a one-off opportunity to deliver a wonderful learning, sharing and celebratory experience for thousands of people who may not otherwise have opportunities to learn about Poole's local and global heritage. It’s also a fabulous opportunity to highlight Poole's part in European Maritime excellence on a prestigious world platform.

In March and April 2017, we performed to over 2,000 school children who loved singing the merman song with us, wrote letters and made drawings for the project.

CARGO was funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, Poole Culture Fund and the Cultural Hub. CARGO was a partnership with Poole Maritime Festival, The European Maritime Festival, The Borough of Poole, Lighthouse Poole, Activate Performing Arts, Momotempo, Dorset History Centre, Poole Museum, Poole History Centre, The Men's Shed.

European Maritime Day
EuropeanMaritime Day was established in 2008 and is of huge importance to the maritime and marine community. It is hosted by a different country each year and previous host cities have included Brussels, Rome, Gothenburg, Athens and Bremen. Borough of Poole is proud to have been awarded this prestigious event in 2017. 

www.poole.gov.uk @PMF2017

Heritage Lottery Funding
Thanks to National Lottery players, we invest money to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about - from the archaeology under our feet to the historic parks and buildings we love, from precious memories and collections to rare wildlife. 

www.hlf.org.uk @heritagelottery