Salford Voices l Episode 1 l The Salford Way

In this episode artists Matt Concannon and Jody Findley look back on their journey to writing The Salford Way, a poem that explores what it means to be a Salfordian, written using the words of local residents. The episode includes interviews with Salfordians recorded in libraries, schools, community centres and foodbanks.

This is Salford's story told by Salford

2026 marks 100 years since Salford was officially granted city status, and Art with Heart are on a mission to capture what it truly means to be from Salford, putting Salfordians firmly at the heart of the centenary celebrations. To celebrate Salford’s big birthday, we teamed up with local artists and communities across the city to share stories from the past and present and to listen to what

Presenters: Rachel Moorhouse and Sarah Emmott

Executive Producer: Art with Heart and Reform Radio

Series Producer: Aisha Williams for Reform Radio

Assistant Producer: Mia Vines Booth for Reform Radio

Art with Heart Producing team: Rachel Moorhouse, Rose Sergent and Sarah Emmott.

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the GMCA and The Booth Charities. It has been funded by UK Government with support from Salford CVS.

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