STORY: What is your story?

Describe in:

• 3 words
  • What’s left behind
• A sentence
  • A story about the legacy and memories that my GrandFather (Papa) Terry Batho left behind.
• A paragraph
  • This story is about looking to into the life of my Grandfather (Papa) Terry Batho (My Mother’s father). Terry Batho was quite a quiet man who. was extremely kind and loving, he was the handy man around the house and and worked for his brother in law driving trucks. However, he had a passion for engines and mechanics. Over the years, Terry Batho had many classic Mini’s. He was a one of the founding members and chairman of the Jersey Mini Club and went to many classic car and mini meets and car shows. He won medals and awards for his cars. In October 2010 Terry passed away because of a very aggressive cancer. At his funeral there was a driveby of many Mini’s from the mini club. In the emotional drive by, was my dad and my uncle driving my papa’s latest and most prised mini (it was a limited edition 2000 Mini Cooper works). I was also sitting in the back of the car. This was the first time I remember being in the car. I remember 10 year old me falling in love with the classic interior and from that day on I have in love the with cars aswell. When I passed my driving test in November 2020 just over 10 years after the passing of my grandad I bought my own classic mini. This story is about documenting the legacy that he left behind, I will be documenting his wife that still lives in the house, the garage that still has all his tools in and the car that is still owned by my Aunty.

NARRATIVE: How will you tell your story?

• Images > new photographic responses, photo-shoots
  • A photoshoot of his car, the details inside.
  • The home garage.
  • The home and his wife, my nan.
  • The mini club and his friends.
• Archives > old photos from family albums, iPhone
  • Archive images from mini shows.
  • Wedding photos
  • Old images of him with us as children
• Texts > letters, documents, poems, text messages
  • Wedding certificate
  • Vows
  • letters between my nan and my papa
  • Statements, quotes from his friends and family