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There and back again - a HODs tale
Posted on 27th September 2011 by Sarah Holloway
After months and months of working away to register events for Heritage Open Days (HODs), people often ask me what…
Marvellous, mysterious, mundaine - how the past’s silent witnesses speak to us
Posted on 23rd September 2011 by Tim Prevett
Heritage starts with people. For many folk that piece of heritage probably started out as the horrible new…
Is anyone afraid of the dark? Bristol diaries
Posted on 20th September 2011 by Nicola Graham
"Is anyone afraid of the dark?" It was the last thing we heard before being plunged into blackness. We…
Open days galore!
Posted on 16th September 2011 by Katja Condy
Heritage Open Days 2011 may be over but are you aware that it’s still open door season? If you missed our…
Heritage Fashion - ditch the tweed!
Posted on 15th September 2011 by Alice Kershaw
When fashion editors and advertisers describe something as ‘heritage’ they seem to mean, ‘rather…
Longthorpe Tower - the view from the till
Posted on 14th September 2011 by Alice Kershaw
I felt a bit under-dressed when I turned up to be the 'responsible adult' for Heritage Open Days at…
Ups and downs of a tour guide: impressions from Heritage Open Days in Crewe
Posted on 13th September 2011 by Tim Prevett
Wow, what a weekend that was. A year since I resolved to do the "Heritage Lost and History Discovered Tour", and…
Unlock Petworth House and other National Trust treasures
Posted on 9th September 2011 by Zoe Potter
So the big day is nearly upon us, signs have been made, floors swept and excitement is building. Here at Petworth…
Using’s better than losing!
Posted on 8th September 2011 by Lauren Schofield
To move forward in a positive way, we need to keep an eye on where we are coming from. Learning from the past is a…
Final preparations at a Heritage Open Days site
Posted on 7th September 2011 by Louise Rogers
Three years ago the local Heritage Open Days organiser asked us at the Newcastle-under-Lyme…
