Millfield Magical History Tour
Part 1: Growing Up
Explore the hidden history of Millfield like you have never seen before with Deljit Singh.
Growing up on Cromwell Road, summers spent building a playpark, changing landscapes, demolished buildings, Sikh heavy rock DJs, bikers chasing away the national front… what more could you want from a magical history tour??
Huge thanks to Deljit Singh for his idea and his passion!
This film is part of a series of filmed memory tours. Click the button below to watch part 2!
“When you ask people about Cromwell Road or Millfield area they often put the shutters up, and they’ve got particular views on it, which sometimes I find disparaging. However the area’s actually steeped in a lot of history.”
About Deljit
Deljit Singh grew up on Cromwell Road in the 1960s. His Dad owned ‘Rathore Continental Store’, which is known as the first “ethnically owned shop in Peterborough”. Deljit and his family have been incredible community ambassadors, doing mountains of charity and community work. They’ve done this as individuals and also through the Sikh temple.
Growing up Del was also well-known as a Sikh Heavy Rock DJ, and would often be found at a local community hall mixing on the decks.
Del is also a keen runner and often runs half-marathons for charity.
Other Interesting Stuff
Well if you found that fascinating come and check out what else we have been doing!
Top Tips: Creating Accessible Programmes
We’ve been working with Julie Fernandez to make our programmes more accessible for people with disabilities. We thought we’d share our learning and top tips in case it is useful for you!
Top tips and favourite bits: Peterborough Murals
Watch: a short film where 4 Peterborough street artists and the PP team tell you about their favourite murals. We also share some top tips to those interesting in working with artists on future murals
Millfield Link – a case study
Read: an insight into our work in Millfield from 2017 – 2022. The case study shares what happened, the learning and the challenges. Useful for others running community-based projects about telling stories through art.