WHAT OUR NETWORK SAYS
Connecting people. Sharing knowledge. Strengthening local history.
Local History Hub is shaped by the teachers, schools, heritage organisations and community partners who make up our growing network.
Here's why they believe working together matters.
“Local History Hub has a huge role in building community connections and therefore community resilience.”
Kate Smith
English Heritage
Why collaboration matters
“Now is the time to bring resources, voices and ideas together.”
Philip Arkinstall
University of Gloucestershire
“This is a really fantastic way to connect teachers and schools with people from our community that know about our localities' past.”
Jennie Bright
Abacus Primary School
“In a world where there isn't much funding for new resources or educational visits anymore, we need to share resources, knowledge, connections as much as possible!”
Kate Fox
Teacher, Wigginton Primary School
“Raising awareness of Local History is at the heart of everything we do as an organisation so it makes absolute sense to begin to work alongside teachers to share ideas, resources and knowledge and to strengthen the link between museums and schools.”
Sasha Morris-Bhatia
Shropshire Museums & Archives
Building opportunities for young people
“Local History is so important in our curricula as it connects our students to the world they are learning about. It helps them to see how History connects to them and to their local area.”
Emma McKenna
The King's School, Grantham
“We can't do all this work alone and having a network of partners and experts will be hugely valuable, it’s a fantastic idea and we are excited to get started.”
Hannah Saxton
Hyndburn Borough Council
BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION
Every school, heritage organisation and community has something to contribute.
Join our growing network and help make local history easier to teach, more connected and more sustainable.