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 and fascinating stories along the way. Page 1 of 15 pages 1 2 3 > Last › BLOG: Curious Collections Can you believe what you see? Posted on 6th December 2023 by Guest Writer Come closer, these images will be worth a second look! From a smoking urn to a hallway hiding in a cupboard, turns out you definitely shouldn't believe everything you…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Disability History: ‘Any Work’ at the Mill Posted on 16th November 2023 by Guest Writer Think of a Victorian mill working at full tilt - it's big, noisy, terrible working conditions that damaged the health of workers. But look closer at those…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections Buckinghamshire Archives - Treasures of the dark tower! Posted on 6th November 2023 by Guest Writer Think archives are just full of dusty old documents? Think again! Creaking open the door of their 'dark fortress' Callum from Buckinghamshire Archives is here to…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the Team Posted on 19th October 2023 by Alex Mccann Now that the bunting has been packed away, and the festival buzz has slowly subsided for another year it's the perfect time to take a step back and reflect on another…. Read more ► Blog Creativity Unwrapped - a miscellany Posted on 6th October 2023 by Sarah Holloway Actors, choral singers, circus owners and steel pan musicians; all part of our rich creative story. This year we’ve been unwrapping the history of creativity and for…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the Team: festival travels 2023 Posted on 22nd September 2023 by Heritage Open Days Blazing sunshine heralded the start of our festival, though it blew out in Autumnal style. All the team were able to get out and about this year though, to meet up with…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 With the Team Posted on 20th September 2023 by Maddy Scott Hello, I'm Maddy and I’ve been the Volunteer Web Content Creator for Heritage Open Days this year! My job has been to write the Festival Spotlight…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the Team Posted on 16th June 2023 by Sarah Holloway Well, the last few months have been quite the whirlwind as the festival planning caravan gathers pace (and people)! We’ve been out and about across the country (and…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections BFI National Archive – creativity beyond film Posted on 27th May 2023 by Guest Writer An astounding invention made from Meccano and elastic bands. A pop-up book on the master of suspense. A stylish poster. Just three treasures you might not think to look…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Grow Your Own - digging into the past Posted on 1st May 2023 by Guest Writer No livestock allowed is one of the golden rules of a local allotment (please pass that message on to the rabbits!) At a site in beautiful Yorkshire plot holders grow…. Read more ► Page 1 of 15 pages 1 2 3 > Last › Share this page: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn+