This project celebrates the heritage of our bell sites. The project is taking place in Par, Newquay, Brixham, Cemaes, Aberdyfi, Redcar, Louth (Mablethorpe), Morecambe, Happisburgh, Harwich and Brightlingsea.
It consists of three phases.
Phase 1 - recording the memories of local people, about the heritage of the town, editing them and creating short clips that will be easy to listen to via the website (here). Phase 1 will last throught the bulk of 2025, so if you think you can recommend an interesting person to talk to in your local area, please do send us an email!
Phase 2 is working with local schools to celebrate the heritage skills of the local area. Running school sessions and bringing older people from the community into the school spaces to share their skills and stories.
Phase 3 is creating a physical walk along the waterfront of the spaces. 5 signs with QR codes will be placed along the waterfront with themed recordings linked to them. As visitors and locals walk and take in the view, they can listen to the memories of the local area.
The pilot project created and collated interviews with local people who had grown up in the areas, recording their memories of living by and working on, the sea. It then worked to share these experiences and develop understanding of some traditional maritime skills with young people attending local schools, through practical workshops. The aim of this was to build intergenerational links between the two groups. The two maps linked below offer a virtual walk to listen to these memories. Click on the links to find numerous recordings.
