We've pulled together in this booklet both an overview of the York strand of the 'How should heritage decisions be made?' project and the proceedings of the 'York: What has heritage ever done for us?' event ran in June 2015 as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Connected Communities Festival. We're using all...
The Heritage Decisions team were engaged in four events as part of the Connected Communities Festival. On 20th June Rachael Turner at MadLab hosted a Heritage Hit Squad event which explored some of the issues facing Manchester's building and streetscapes at the moment and has generated follow up activity related to London Road Fire Station....
Report by Simon Bramley, MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies As strange as it sounds, I have often found myself taking simple pleasures in train journeys. Of course they operate as an enclosed vessel that transports you from one locale to another; yet at the same time, I often find the time spent contained...
What has heritage ever done for us? York 20th June 2015, 1-4pm Part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Festival Report by Helen Graham, University of Leeds The Monty Python Life of Brian reference in the title was not lost on any of the speakers at the event – which included local...
Heritage Hit Squad 20th June, 11am-5pm Manchester Digital Laboratory Report by Naomi Roberts, MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies, University of Leeds Themes running through the conversations at the Heritage Hit Squad event – held as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Festival – centered around a lack of local government...
The Heritage Decisions team are running three events for the Connected Communities Festival - all sharing more widely our DIY approaches or community-led approaches to heritage. Heritage Hit Squad! The role of people power and community expertise in protecting heritage assets Saturday 20th June, 11am (for 11:30 start) - 5pm MadLab (Manchester Digital Laboratory), 36-40 Edge Street,...