Blogger Profiles

These are the authors of the Heritage Open Days Blog:

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  Alice Kershaw

  Location: Peterborough Unitary Authority
  Occupation: Heritage Regeneration Officer, Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council
  Interests: Works to make the most of Peterborough's built heritage, a new town with a rich history.

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  Ben Goodwin

  Location: Birmingham
  Occupation: Press & Marketing Assistant, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
  HODs Profile: Organises the Barber Institute's Heritage Open Days event
  Interests: Works with fine art, but has a passion for railway history. Loves unearthing places to visit that are undiscovered, forgotten or quirky.

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  Carol Taylor Bruce

  Location: Disley
  Occupation: Guest House Owner (at the Grey Cottage)
  HODs Profile: Opened up the Grey Cottage in 2010 for the first time
  Interests: Has a passion for vernacular buildings, travel, theatre, international politics, history, particularly 18th & 19th century, and loves walking with her dogs in the English countryside.

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  Chana James

  Location: Northampton
  Occupation: Development Officer, The Churches Conservation Trust
  HODs Profile: Involved in 2010 for the first time, opening up St Peter's Church
  Interests: Very interested in local history, particularly that of the historically significant area around St Peter.

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  Esther Gill

  Location: Brighton
  Occupation: Project Manager for Participatory Heritage Projects
  HODs Profile: Currently Project Coordinator for two projects: Creative Landscapes - developing resources to for inclusive heritage events; and Speaking Up for Disability - an oral history of disabled people’s lives in West Sussex
  Interests: History of daily life, the unexpected and quirky, creative approaches to exploring heritage.

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  Jim Herbert

  Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed
  Occupation: Heritage Development Officer, Northumberland County Council
  HODs Profile: The Council's co-ordinating officer, in charge of liaising with individuals and groups and national HODs organisers and assisting with marketing of HODs within Northumberland
  Interests: Enjoys art and design, history, archaeology and theatre. Takes part in heritage performance theatre, plays pool for his local pub, loves prog rock and has a mad cat.

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  Katja Condy

  Location: Rochester
  Occupation: Heritage Open Days Manager, English Heritage
  HODs Profile: At the helm of the national event since 2003 without ever getting bored of it
  Interests: Fascinated with how history shapes our collective memory. Archers addict until Nigel's death. Loves baking and being creative. Would love Britain to be a bike-friendly place.

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  Lauren Schofield

  Location: Oxford
  Occupation: Marketing, Membership and Events Assistant at the Oxford Preservation Trust
  Interests: Land and building conservation in Oxford, works to get public access wherever possible! Loves getting people involved with their local heritage.

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  Louise Rogers

  Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
  Occupation: Freelance consultant to the public and voluntary sector
  HODs Profile: Opening local Unitarian Meeting House. Linked with other Unitarians across the UK and with Newcastle-under-Lyme HOD’s network
  Interests: People, and how they impact on the built environment and vice versa. Understanding local history in the context of national and world history.

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  Lucie Thacker

  Location: Birmingham
  Occupation: Heritage at Risk Support Officer for the Midlands
  HODs Profile: As Development Officer at the Birmingham Conservation Trust, opened up Coffin Fittings Works in Fleet Street on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter while preparing a funding package to begin the restoration
  Interests: Enjoys the arts and the way old buildings and their histories inspire different art forms - plays, literature, paintings, installations and film.

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  Nicola Graham

  Location: London
  Occupation: Heritage Open Days Administrator, English Heritage
  HODs Profile: Latest addition to the Heritage Open Days team, during the summer months knuckling down to process thousands of entries
  Interests: Our natural and built environment; heritage, its ability to strengthen identity and bind communities. Loves camping, stories, creative projects, and outdoor adventures.

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  Roger Woodley

  Location: Cheltenham
  Occupation: Freelance Architectural Historian
  HODs Profile: Cheltenham Civic Society person responsible, with local Council, for co-ordinating HODs in the town.
  Interests: Up to his neck in heritage, in Cheltenham and Europe-wide. Also deep into novels, music, family and dogs.

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  Sarah Holloway

  Location: London
  Occupation: Heritage Open Days Coordinator, English Heritage
  HODs Profile: The voice at the end of the phone for Heritage Open Days queries - love to help where I can
  Interests: Tea, stories, cake, encouraging people to see heritage as an integral (and fun) part of everyday life, baking, walking... did I mention tea and cake?!

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  Tim Prevett

  Location: Crewe & Manchester
  Occupation: History and Mystery Tours in Crewe and Nantwich centres,
  and Crewe Train Station. Present “History and Mystery” show on
  RedShift Radio
  HODs Profile: Organiser and Guide for Heritage Open Days tours in Crewe
  Interests: Hungry for heritage. Live it, breathe it. The mix of people and places. Loves prehistory, photography, gardening, the weird and wonderful.

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  Zoë Potter

  Location: Sussex
  Occupation: Visitor Services Assistant at Petworth House, National Trust
  HODs Profile: Ensuring all visitors have a fantastic day
  Interests: Loves exploring historical houses and discovering their unique story, walks in the countryside, photography, cupcakes and being creative.