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A black and white group photo of about 30 people. The front row of people are using wheelchairs, with others standing on steps behind them.
A 1991 group photo of disability arts practitioners. David Hevey is standing fifth from the right in the second row.

Blogs

Sharing radical heritage demands a radical approach

Shape Arts’ passionate director, David Hevey, is taking a disruptive, digital approach to sharing disabled people’s voices with the world.
An adult talks to a child wearing a head scarf.
Learning Through Landscapes delivered the My School My Planet project. Photo: Simon Hadley.

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How Walsall’s heritage is thriving

Our Engagement Manager, Natalie Osborne, shares the successful heritage work of Walsall – one of our 13 Areas of Focus.
A young girl holds a cut out of a golden bird above her head. In the background are two adults working on a ladder.
The Flight of the Little Golden Swallow, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, is an installation of 150 gold leaf swallows on retail stores, community buildings and schools in and around Enniskillen centre. The swallows were created by Fermanagh artists Simon Carman and Helen Sharp. Credit: Brian Morrison.

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Inspiring pride in place through a volunteer-supported festival

Heritage Innovation Fund grantee Paul Sternberg shares how cohort working has given him new ideas, and how that’s helping him measure impact and strengthen pride in place.
The inside of the PItt Rivers Museum, a large open indoor space with exhibition cases
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

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Final weeks to apply for Dynamic Collections grants

Our lead on museums, libraries and archives reflects on our Dynamic Collections campaign as it comes to an end, and our long-term commitment to supporting heritage collections.
Image of people standing in a line in a countryside setting holding signs reading It's OK 2 B U
The slogan ‘It’s OK 2BU’ became an emblem to represent what it means to be out on the Quantock Hills. Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme

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Learnings from an LGBTQ+ project: creating pride in the countryside

Jem Gibson shares how they engaged young gender-diverse people with a natural heritage project and created a sense of place and belonging.
Dr Edson Burton

Blogs

Why we need to tell untold stories

Dr Edson Burton shares his experience of growing up in a diverse community, the importance of sharing everyone's heritage and his work on The National Lottery-funded project exploring 100 years of activism in Bristol.
Eilish McGuinness

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Supporting heritage now and in the future

Our Chief Executive reflects on how we are responding to the heritage sector’s challenges and invites you to contribute to our ambitious new long-term strategy.
Hands holding seeds

Blogs

Nature: we can all make a difference

Chiltern Rangers managing director, John Shaw, busts five myths around looking after the nature in our cities - including the one that matters most.