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 3 of 5 pages < 1 2 3 4 5 > Blog New Rainbow Plaque Trail in Leeds Posted on 14th August 2018 by Sarah Holloway This summer Leeds invite us all to follow the rainbow and discover more about the city’s LGBTQ+ heritage. Leeds Civic Trust have been coordinating a fantastic…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Jewish Country Houses: exploring the world of the Anglo-Jewish aristocracy Posted on 9th August 2018 by Annie Reilly One of the most wonderful things about Heritage Open Days is that it provides a chance for visitors to learn new things about histories, places and people that they might…. Read more ► Blog ‘put her forward’: an extraordinary day of remarkable women Posted on 2nd August 2018 by Annie Reilly I would be hard pressed to say what my favourite day in this job has been. I’ve been lucky to have a multitude of fun, inspiring, rewarding and every other kind of…. Read more ► Blog Stoke’s Heritage Network has HODS in its DNA Posted on 27th July 2018 by Sarah Holloway Next week the powerful 'Poppies: Weeping Window' will cascade down the side of the stunning Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. A place close to my heart as the…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts The March of the Women: Surrey’s Road to the Vote Posted on 19th July 2018 by Sarah Holloway Earlier this year I met Rosie Everritt, project archivist at Surrey History Centre and was so inspired by their project I signed up to volunteer. Uncovering the…. Read more ► Blog Oh what a night… Posted on 13th July 2018 by Annie Reilly Sparkling wine, swag bags, gorgeous surroundings, a 5 foot impact report and of course cake….it must be the Heritage Open Days launch party. On Tuesday, we had a…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts HerStories – telling the stories of the suffragettes through the National Heritage List Posted on 5th July 2018 by Sarah Holloway The other week I went to a fascinating discussion panel on ‘Sites of Sabotage’ where a speaker from Historic England highlighted their recent work on…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with our monthly miscellany Posted on 28th June 2018 by Sarah Holloway For the revamped blog we promised a peek behind the scenes of HODs central. Well, it’s been an interesting month with woodland walks, cake competitions, meeting…. Read more ► Blog Adventures in volunteering Posted on 6th June 2018 by Archie Manister-O'Neill It’s Volunteers Week so who better to write a post than one of our amazing family of volunteers. Archie was a star member of our team last year and we’re…. Read more ► Blog Waving hello Posted on 31st May 2018 by Annie Reilly For our 2018 Unsung Stories commission we had an ambitious vision: a nationally significant but locally engaged project. Not an easy ask but I am delighted to say…. Read more ► Page 3 of 5 pages < 1 2 3 4 5 > Share this page: Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn+