Alia

I am a community archaeologist & wellbeing facilitator. I love to discover and tell untold stories from the past & to help people discover history & engage in cultural heritage. I help heritage organisations with community engagement, co-creation, education, outreach & interpretation. I offer public historical walks and talks. I am passionate about the role heritage can play in wellbeing & communities. I enjoy taking heritage into care settings & groups, with through reminiscence & object handling. I have completed the Green Dementia Care programme am looking forward to offering Elders of the Woods sessions very soon. In community venues, I run Arts, Crafts & Archaeology workshops & work with social prescribers.  

Emma Taylor is an oil painter and art history student, engaging with the human condition, sensuality, gender, mortality, and intimacy. Emma managed and curated the March 2024 Women’s History Month exhibition in Farnborough. She is currently shortlisted for the 2026 Royal Female School of Art curatorial mentorship in collaboration with the White Box Gallery in London. Emma’s paintings are characterized by soft, atmospheric textures and a restrained, muted palette that reflects upon 19th century classical traditions. Figures often appear partially obscured, emerging from or receding into hazy backgrounds or exposed underpainting.

I am a writer and performer with a passion for writing about Aldershot and the stories of women. I co-created a historical play based on Marianne Young’s book, Aldershot and all about it for the Rushmoor Heritage Festival in 2025. I wrote and delivered At Home with Miss Daniels – a guided walk for the Festival in 2026. I launched memoir writing workshops at the Farnham Literary Festival and run them locally and online. I am writing a memoir Intimate Strangers about the world’s longest separated twins I helped reunite. I am a published poet working on a collection – Hometown Aldershot. I perform my poetry at local events and open mics. Some of my illustrated poems have been exhibited at The West End Centre and are on sale as greeting cards.