Blog Welcome to the Heritage Open Days blog! Here we’ll take you behind the scenes of running this amazing festival and introduce you to some friends along the way. Page 1 of 10 pages 1 2 3 > Last › BLOG: Curious Collections 5 Fascinating Finds from East Surrey Museum Posted on 14th December 2020 by Sarah Holloway Did you know that a mysterious crocodile lurks in a corner of a museum in Caterham? Just one of nearly 10,000 curious treasures in a collection watched over by a merry…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Christmas in the Square Posted on 3rd December 2020 by Sarah Holloway "How to fill the void left by the absence of Mulled wine and Parched peas was our key dilemma" - Patricia Harrison, from Friends of Winckley Square, Preston introduces…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts The H Factor Posted on 23rd November 2020 by Sarah Holloway From the buildings around us and the paths we walk to the food we eat, the crafts we practise and the stories we share, heritage is an intrinsic part of our lives. It…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Curious tales from Weird Norfolk Posted on 27th October 2020 by Sarah Holloway A silent sentinel, a cursed goat's head and a whispering witch.... yes, the nights are drawing in and soon it will be All Hallow’s Eve - a perfect…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the team Posted on 9th October 2020 by Sarah Holloway We did it! After just 2.5 months of continually revised prep (including legal changes with just 24 hours to go!) over 700 local organisers created 10 days of festival fun.…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the Team Posted on 30th June 2020 by Sarah Holloway Hold on to your hats and… Here. We. Go! I get that rollercoaster feeling every time we launch registration for the festival. Months of nervous and careful…. Read more ► Blog Quiz Time! - 9 nuggets of local knowledge Posted on 5th June 2020 by Heritage Open Days So how good is your local knowledge? Pencils at the ready and have some fun with these testing trivia questions from our local organisers. They’ve certainly kept our…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections Medway Queen – a heroine of Dunkirk Posted on 26th May 2020 by Sarah Holloway Built for summer day cruises in the the jazz age, Medway Queen showed her real metal during the Second World War, making no less than 7 trips as part of the unique Dunkirk…. Read more ► Blog DAWNS.live – watching the sun rise Posted on 19th May 2020 by Heritage Open Days Last week thousands of people from across the UK got up early and snuggled with their tea and toast to watch the dawn break to live music. The mass participation artwork…. Read more ► Blog Nursing’s Nightingales Posted on 12th May 2020 by Sarah Holloway Did you know that 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife? That it is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the first Nightingale Nurse – one Miss Florence…. Read more ► Page 1 of 10 pages 1 2 3 > Last › Share this page: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn+
