Remembering the Past in North Shields awarded £54,000 grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund
And the organisation is delighted to announce that it will embark on a two-year project to plan for a sustainable future thanks to a £54,000 grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Remembering the Past plans to expand its work across the region, collecting memories and stories from the public and working with community partners and groups that are undertaking oral history projects.
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Alexandra Watson, manager at Remembering the Past, said: “Thanks to National Lottery players, this grant will enable us to review our work and make sure our collections are fully representative of our communities and that people can easily access them.
“It’s a really exciting time for the organisation because we can put into action our plans to make it easier for people to submit their memories to us, share our amazing collections more widely and offer more opportunities to volunteer with us.”
To find out more about the project, go to www.rememberingthepast.co.uk