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Transforming Lives - the history of North Tyneside Art Studio

Production of 'Colouring the Shadows'
Production of 'Colouring the Shadows'

Projects

… Studio Ltd Award Given £39600 A mental health organisation and its service users marked its 25th anniversary through a year of creative activities and research. Since 1991, North Tyneside Art Studio has … connected to the organisation. These personal accounts now form an archive, deposited at Tyne and Wear Archives and …

The life and times of a South Shields town house

Man and a woman using computers
Getting to grips with new digital skills

Projects

… The life and times of a South Shields town house Getting to grips with … Our Heritage Date awarded 21/03/2016 Location Beacon and Bents Local Authority South Tyneside Applicant Age … around health and social isolation.  The story of what is now 29 Beach Road has become a hook making people aware of …

Rectory Park Gone Wild

Local school children have a go at pond dipping
Local school children have a go at pond dipping

Projects

… Park worked with local people to investigate, protect and encourage the local wildlife and plant species. Having … and protect different habitats. Four local schools were then able to take part in pond dipping activities to identify … good management and ownership by local people. It is now a lot clearer to people how they can help the volunteers …

Saving Middleport Pottery

Volunteers at Middleport Pottery
Volunteers tidying the canal at Middleport Pottery

Projects

… Pottery saved traditional skills in danger of being lost and is sparking regeneration of the local area. Middleport … world-famous pottery using traditional methods and buildings. High capital repair costs had prompted owners … the unique Potteries built environment. Visitors can now enjoy exhibitions about the history of Middleport …

Black and brown faces in green spaces

Dr Anjana Khatwa

Blogs

… Black and brown faces in green spaces Future Heritage 19/08/2020 Dr … and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Such projects then become institutionally racist. Programmes are delivered … people. Black Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPoC) is now gaining traction. 3. Embed posts within the BIPoC …

A new approach to supporting religious buildings

Sara Crofts

Blogs

… Environment Sara Crofts sets out how HLF is helping time and resource-stretched congregations access National Lottery … of worship sit at the very heart of our local communities and over the last few months there have been a number of … well as activities to engage people in their heritage. We now believe it is time to give congregations even greater …

Hopetown: celebrating the North East’s railway heritage

A group of people outside a heritage building featuring a clock tower at Hopetown Darlington.
Staff from Darlington Borough Council and Hopetown.Darlington at the new visitor attraction. Photo: Ellen Hunter.

Projects

… railway heritage Staff from Darlington Borough Council and Hopetown.Darlington at the new visitor attraction. Photo: … Award Given £3264232 A state-of-the-art visitor attraction and community engagement scheme celebrates the historic … and Carriage Works buildings have been refurbished and now house a new exhibition space, archive and open store. A …

Reviving Calverley Old Hall in West Yorkshire

The exterior of Calverley Old Hall following the restoration.
The exterior of Calverley Old Hall following the restoration. Credit: The Landmark Trust.

Projects

… the site into new use as self-catering accommodation and a community space. The Grade I listed Calverley Old Hall … sat in a state of disrepair with fractured masonry and fallen timber. The Landmark Trust have now restored and converted the site, securing it for future …

Rebellious Sounds Archive: women and activism

Display with headphones to access the Rebellious Sound Archive

Projects

… Rebellious Sounds Archive: women and activism Our Heritage Date awarded 05/07/2017 Location Newtown and St Leonard's Local Authority Exeter Applicant Dreadnought … for their online Rebellious Sounds Archive . The archive now contains oral histories about women and their activism, …

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