On Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May, the Hoo Heddern will visit its next stop, Grain Coast Crafty Alpaca Farm, as part of the WHOOP Heritage Festival.
Explore what the Heddern is carrying
Inside the Heddern, you’ll find a strange and beautiful mix of objects offered by neighbours across Hoo. You can open drawers, read the snippets people have left behind, browse recipes and notes, and trace patterns between the salt‑pans, gardens, mudflats, and kitchens that make this place unique.
From 11am-4pm, artist Cherry Truluck will be on hand to welcome visitors with a taste of what the Heddern has to offer.
Bring something to place on the shelves
Each stop along the peninsula adds another thread to the Heddern’s growing tapestry: a recipe rescued from a drawer, the smell of a childhood meal, a seed packet saved from a long‑gone allotment, a note about what once grew in the salt‑touched soil, or a catalogue that once lived in someone’s shed.
You’re welcome to share anything connected to food and the Hoo landscape:
- Stories of meals, marshes, gardens, and kitchens – written or just memories to share
- Favourite recipes — smudged, typed, or half‑remembered
- Ingredients grown, gathered, or simply loved
- Books, catalogues, clippings, foraging notes
- Memories of fishing, foraging, cooking, preserving, and feasting.
Every contribution will become part of a living, travelling portrait of what food means here and how it has shaped the peninsula, past and present.
A Year Long Feast: The Hoo Heddern has been commissioned by Cement Fields and supported by Medway Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). This event is kindly supported by WHOOP Heritage Festival.
