UK: Designs on The Past for the Local Trust
22 images Created 27 Apr 2020
Designs on the past
Can engaging with the past help to build a better future? Residents working to strengthen the resilience of their communities in four very different locations believe it can. As part of a broader spectrum of initiatives designed to make a positive difference to life in the area, activity around local heritage has become an important component of their work. These photographs accompany an essay by Carey Newson exploring the experience of these locally distinctive projects and the thinking behind them. In an age of austerity, what can history do for constrained communities?
Commissioned by the Local Trust, a place-based funder supporting communities to achieve their ambitions. As part of the Big Local project where 150 communities have been given at least £1m with no strings attached to use as they see fit,
Can engaging with the past help to build a better future? Residents working to strengthen the resilience of their communities in four very different locations believe it can. As part of a broader spectrum of initiatives designed to make a positive difference to life in the area, activity around local heritage has become an important component of their work. These photographs accompany an essay by Carey Newson exploring the experience of these locally distinctive projects and the thinking behind them. In an age of austerity, what can history do for constrained communities?
Commissioned by the Local Trust, a place-based funder supporting communities to achieve their ambitions. As part of the Big Local project where 150 communities have been given at least £1m with no strings attached to use as they see fit,