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‘Be What You Wanna Be’

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Jun 7, 2011

 

Over the last couple of months I have been travelling regularly to North Swindon Library to meet with some young people from the Swindon Underground Youth Centre as part of our ongoing work as regional champion, South West Region, for the British Library and Museums, Libraries and Archives Council funded project called Campaign Make an Impact. Readers may recall from earlier blogs that this is a scheme where we are using history to inspire young people into active citizenship. Young people research historical campaigns and use the techniques they have learned to create their own modern campaign on issues important to them.


 Members of the Swindon Underground Youth Centre


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From Walk in Safes to Nuclear Bunkers....

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Feb 15, 2011

Tagged in: Wiltshire Council , West Wiltshire District Council , Walk-in safe , urban design , unitary , underground , town houses , Tidworth , strong rooms , Station Road , stairs , Sewer , search room , Salisbury District Council , role , railway , public , Planning applications , pipes , Pewsey , Pelham Puppets , Parish of Chippenham , paper , owner , Old Sarum Flying Club , nuclear bunker , North Wiltshire District Council , Minute books , Marlborough , maps , Malmesbury , locating , Little Somerford , legal , Kennet District Council , History Centre , History , historical value , historic building , generations , Future , files , ditches , District Councils , Devizes , deeds , data protection , county , contract , conservation statements , collecting , Chippenham Borough Lands Charity , Chippenham , catalogue , campaigns , Bowling Alley , Ashton Keynes , Archives

A year into my one and a half year contract I am responsible for locating and collecting the files and papers produced by the District Councils. Spanning a period from 1974 to 2009 this means some of the files are 35 years old. Unsure what to expect, it has and continues to be a very rewarding role meeting lots of people in a great many roles and locations, who are all passionate about preserving the history of the county.

 North Wiltshire District Council Minute Books

                                                                     North Wiltshire District Council Minute Books

Why start collecting now?




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Campaign! Make an Impact

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Jun 17, 2010

Tagged in: “You tell us not to judge a race , “Think Twice , “Take off your cover” , “Hoodies can be Goodies” , youth groups , young people , www.bl.uk/campaign , winner , Wiltshire , website , vandals , Think Positive” , The Ridgeway School , teenagers , Swindon young carers , Swindon , Suffragettes , students , stereotype , Stan Pajak , staff , St Joseph’s Catholic College , so why would you judge a younger face?” , shopmobility programme , schools , school governor , record interviews , rap , Public Health , proper sewers , presentations , posters , poems , photographs , national programme , Museum and Heritage Awards best Education Initiati , modern day campaigning techniques , media , Make an Impact , magazine photos , local press , learned , leaflets , judging , inspired , History Centre , History , funded , film , environment issues , developing , DCMS/DfE Strategic Commissioning Programme , created , Create Studios , clean water , celebration event , campaigns , campaign slogans , Campaign , Campaign , British Library website , British Library and MLA Council working partnershi , Big Screen , appalling conditions , Anti-slavery , air brushing , active citizenship , 1850s

“Hoodies can be Goodies”, “Think Twice, Think Positive”, “Take off your cover”, were just some of the campaign slogans created by Swindon students developing their own campaigns having been inspired by the example of the Suffragettes, Anti-slavery campaign or the campaign to improve Public Health.


At work on the project 

At work on the project

Students at St Joseph’s Catholic College learned about the appalling conditions in Swindon in the 1850s and how public health campaigns helped to bring clean water and proper sewers. They then investigated modern day campaigning techniques before developing their own campaigns challenging the media stereotype of teenagers as vandals and criminals. Staff from the History Centre and school governor, Stan Pajak, had the difficult job of judging a winner from the excellent presentations. The students used rap, poems, posters, leaflets and some great slogans to get their message across. The winning slogan was “You tell us not to judge a race, so why would you judge a younger face?”. To find out more, please 'read more'..






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