Wonford voices and photos catalogued for future

The lives of some residents from one part of Exeter had their lives catalogued for a new exhibition.

The Voices of the Lane and Beyond project features photographs and audio stories of 31 residents from the Wonford and Burnthouse Lane district of the city.

The organisers said the exhibition aims to be a celebration of togetherness, highlighting the strengths of the community and its hopes for the future.

Photographer Michelle Sank said: "We found people from all sectors of the community, older people, younger people, people who felt isolated and people who'd just moved into Wonford."

Local GP Debs Morgan, who curated the exhibition, said: "It started as a wellbeing project, to show the unique and special bond between the residents living in the area."

Mahi Ahmed, who took part in the project alongside his wife and son, said: "Wonford is such a diverse area, with lots of people from all over the world living there.

"The beauty about living in Wonford and Burnthouse Lane is that people just get on with each other."

Anne Wright has lived in Wonford all her life and said it was a great place to grow up and grow older in.

She said: "I wouldn't live anywhere else. It doesn't matter if I won a million pounds tomorrow, I would not move. I love it where I am!"

The display is being put on at the Wonford Community and Learning Centre until 4 January.