Tag: community engagement

Crowdfunder Launched for New Footbridge Next to Bennerley Viaduct

Crowdfunder Launched for New Footbridge Next to Bennerley Viaduct

mikenevell

As part of increasing access to the Bennerley Viaduct and its surrounding environment, the Friends group want to build a new footbridge over the River Erewash. They also want to secure the riverbank to prevent its erosion. The Friends already have support from a variety of funders for this project, but need to raise the rest of the amount needed to build the new footbridge bridge.

All the monies raised will go towards to providing the materials for the bridge and river erosion works, which will involve supportive sustainable material used to protect the bank from erosion. They are planning to use local volunteers and students from the University of Kent to help build the footbridge. This new bridge will provide an important access route to the structure and its surrounding environment, so people can enjoy this hidden gem from top to bottom.

The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct were formed in 2019 as a community charity to help save and make accessible the Bennerley Viaduct and its surrounding environment. The Bennerley Viaduct is a Grade II* listed former Railway Viaduct sandwiched between the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire near the towns of Kimberley and Ilkeston. 

Follow this link to contribute to the new footbridge: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/new-footbridge-next-to-bennerley-viaduct

Marsh Awards for 2025 Now Open

Marsh Awards for 2025 Now Open

mikenevell

The Council for British Archaeology is partnering with the Marsh Charitable Trust in delivering this year’s Marsh Community Archaeology Awards. The deadline for the Awards is noon on Monday 26 May 2025. The Trust supports organisations and people who make a difference within the charity sector. The Marsh Community Archaeology Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of these people who are committed to social, cultural, and environmental causes. The Awards have two categories.

• Community Archaeologist of the Year – This award recognises an individual volunteer or professional who is going above and beyond their role to contribute to community archaeology.

• Community Archaeology Project of the Year – This award recognises and promotes the results of research and/or fieldwork led by community groups which have made a substantial contribution to knowledge and wellbeing.

Museum professionals and projects that work with communities are eligible, which of course includes industrial heritage sites. You can find out more about the upcoming awards here:

https://www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/archaeology-awards/the-marsh-community-archaeology-awards.html

The Marsh Charitable Trust was founded in 1981 with the sum of £75,000 by its current Chairman, Mr Brian Marsh OBE. His aim was to create a sustainable way to give something back to society, by supporting the organisations and people who are making a difference, as best he could. From the outset the Trust has aimed to create long-standing relationships with the organisations it supports and partners through both its principal areas of work; the Grants Programme and the Awards Scheme. The Trust supports around 350 charities every year through the Grants Programme and gives around 80 different Awards to individuals and groups from across the charity sector, who make a difference to a cause that they believe in.

Job Opportunity at Chance Heritage Trust for a Heritage & Culture Coordinator

Job Opportunity at Chance Heritage Trust for a Heritage & Culture Coordinator

mikenevell

Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, Chance Heritage Trust are looking to appoint a Heritage & Culture Coordinator to drive their community engagement activities over the next 3 years. The Trust want to make sure the community are front and centre as they take forward the regeneration of the Chance Glassworks.

Following a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund they are seeking to employ an experienced Heritage and Culture Coordinator. As the Community and Culture Coordinator, the role will be to develop and drive their heritage, culture, and enterprise offer using the rich industrial history and legacy of the Chance Glassworks and other heritage projects as a source of material. Coordinating all strands of the Trust’s community engagement activities, managing their social media and external communications, will all be part of the role.

If this challenge appeals to you, a detailed job description and contact information can be found on their website here: www.chanceht.org

Please include a covering letter detailing your past experience and telling the Trust why you think you can fulfil the role and include a current CV.

Add Your Images & Stories to Historic England’s Missing Pieces Project

Add Your Images & Stories to Historic England’s Missing Pieces Project

mikenevell
This image of the ghost sign at the Jackfield Tile Works, within the Ironbridge World Heritage Site, was recently add to the National Heritage List maintained by Historic England. Copyright Dr Michael Nevell.

Historic England is inviting the public to the share their pictures and stories of the unique, significant, and memorable places recorded on the National Heritage List for England. The List is a register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites across England maintained by Historic England, and can be accessed via an interactive map on their website.

With thousands of industrial archaeology and heritage sites included on the List, this is a great opportunity to add material that will increase our understanding of the significance and importance of these sites to local communities and individuals. Historic England are encouraging two types of contribution:

  • Images: from phone snaps to scans of vintage photos and architects’ drawings, from wide angles to close-ups
  • Stories: from memories of holidays, school trips, and family events to information about grand openings and transformations

Any photographs included must be ones you took yourself, from public land or rights of way, or with the permission of the landowner. To add an historic image, you must have the rights to it.

For details on how to get involved and add your photograph or story of a place you know and love to England’s  the National Heritage List for England, follow this link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/missing-pieces/