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Top 5 questions asked at Heritage Open Days

Posted on 6th August 2012 by Alice Kershaw

Last year, I worked at the 14th century Longthorpe Tower near Peterborough over the Heritage Open Days weekend. Over 1,000 people passed through the door and a lot of….

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Involving young people in heritage education – a case study

Posted on 5th July 2012 by Alice Kershaw

I have just returned from the 3rd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, known as Heritage 2012, which was held in Porto, Portugal. Over….

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You can’t touch this!

Posted on 21st June 2012 by Alice Kershaw

A velvet rope, an artfully placed teasel on a chair, a sign, a volunteer in a high visibility vest… the ways that heritage sites stop people going or touching….

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How to write a press release

Posted on 14th May 2012 by Alice Kershaw

There are many ways to raise awareness of your event. To get your stories into the media and announce things you think are newsworthy, it's best to issue a press….

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Heritage Fashion - ditch the tweed!

Posted on 15th September 2011 by Alice Kershaw

When fashion editors and advertisers describe something as ‘heritage’ they seem to mean, ‘rather tweedy’ judging by a recent advert for Westfield….

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Longthorpe Tower - the view from the till

Posted on 14th September 2011 by Alice Kershaw

I felt a bit under-dressed when I turned up to be the 'responsible adult' for Heritage Open Days at Longthorpe Tower on Saturday. We had 7 re-enactors, everyone….

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How to spot a Georgian building

Posted on 30th August 2011 by Alice Kershaw

Read a Jane Austen novel and you'll be transported back into a scenery of architecture and landscape we today recognise as Georgian. The buildings of this era have a….

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Ten clues to help you identify a Victorian house

Posted on 22nd August 2011 by Alice Kershaw

Seemingly obviously, Victorian houses were built between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria was on the throne. However some people, including the Victorian Society….

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