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Opening doors through volunteering: a graduate’s perspective
Posted on 28th February 2013 by Maggie Tan
If you fall into the 16-24 age bracket, you may be looking for some relevant work experience…
Heritage Open Days Revisited: Christmas
Posted on 6th December 2012 by Ruth Webb
So Heritage Open Days took place a good 3 months ago now, have you been back to any of the venues you visited? No?…
How to recruit new volunteers
Posted on 27th February 2012 by Lucie Thacker
People who volunteer do so because they believe in the cause they choose to support with their time and effort. If…
Making collections accessible to visually impaired visitors
Posted on 23rd January 2012 by Ben Goodwin
Catering for differently abled people within arts and heritage venues is essential and rewarding but it can pose a…
Real people with real issues: Working with disabled volunteers
Posted on 11th October 2011 by Esther Gill
I am currently pre-occupied by the generally enjoyable post-HODs activity of ‘reading the feedback’:…
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…
A day in the life of Petworth House and Park
Posted on 25th August 2011 by Zoe Potter
They say it takes all sorts, a statement certainly true of Petworth House and Park in West Sussex. It takes the…
How to keep your volunteers happy - 6 tips
Posted on 24th August 2011 by Roger Woodley
Six tips coming. But first, very likely, you’re a volunteer yourself. So ask yourself: what keeps you happy?…
Top tips for tip top entertainment: how a drama performance brought a coffin fittings works to life
Posted on 16th August 2011 by Lucie Thacker
We didn’t decide to be dramatic – but Tin Box Theatre Company did. After many years of work…
Guiding tours that people enjoy
Posted on 5th August 2011 by Tim Prevett
Guiding tours that people enjoy is about allowing the visitor to connect with a place and linking it with a…
