Volunteer event: The Vaughan Postcard Collection
Saturday 1 March at 2pm Bristol Record Office We are looking for volunteers from across Bristol to research a collection of old postcards from the city’s archives. Can you help us to find… Read More
“Is work a dirty word now?”
At the end of January, our project with Single Parent Action Network kicked off. Over the next seven weeks, as part of the Connected Communities “Know Your Bristol On The Move” project, we… Read More
Postcards of Bristol from yesteryear
Did you know that Know Your Bristol On the Move has access to over 8,000 postcards of Bristol, images that hold fascinating stories of Bristol’s past? We have postcards of famous people of… Read More
Bristol’s history of anti-apartheid
The passing away of Nelson Mandela last week has sparked profound discussion around his place in the history of the campaign against apartheid and ongoing struggles for racial justice. Although some have noted… Read More
Revisiting value
My first post on the Know your Bristol project focused on memory and its value. So it’s quite fitting that, nearly two years later, I’m returning to the same thoughts about what we… Read More
Inspiring Projects
We’ve started to put together a list of inspiring projects that might give some practical ideas and inspiration for engaging and connecting communities during On The Move. Please do suggest more and we’ll… Read More
Digital Storytelling
Cheaper and better quality digital cameras, scanners and computers in the mid 1990s led to an explosion of more democratic content creation. The BBC led the way with Video Diaries, using small Hi-8… Read More
Digital Media Training
As discussed with a few project leaders, Calling the Shots is happy to give specific training in all aspects of digital media to leaders, students or communities as part of the project. We… Read More
Moving forward
Keeping quiet about good news is not one of my strengths. So I’m greatly relieved to be able to officially announce that our latest grant application, Know your Bristol On the Move, has… Read More
Sharing stories
A few weeks ago, some of our Know your Bristol team went to a Research for Community Heritage Showcase, organised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Programme. Admittedly, it would… Read More