Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
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The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
It was great to be at the Houses of Parliament yesterday for the APPG Archives and History Lifetime Achievement Awards. This year's awards went to historian Lucy Worsley and archivist Geoff Pick - read more about it (and them) here www.archives.org.uk/news/histori...
Historian Lucy Worsley and Archivist Geoff Pick to be Honoured by All Party Parliamentary Group on Archives and History — Archives & Records Association
Historian Lucy Worsley and Archivist Geoff Pick to be Honoured by All Party Parliamentary Group on Archives and History Eleventh annual ‘Lifetime Achievement Awards’ to be Presented on 12th November...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It was great to be at the Houses of Parliament yesterday for the APPG Archives and History Lifetime Achievement Awards. This year's awards went to historian Lucy Worsley and archivist Geoff Pick - read more about it (and them) here www.archives.org.uk/news/histori...
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This Weds, @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals will be hosting two excellent speakers to talk about job applications for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals.
ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews
Join us online for tips, tricks, and advice on acing your archives and records management applications and interviews.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This Weds, @araukie.bsky.social Section for New Professionals will be hosting two excellent speakers to talk about job applications for new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals.
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“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
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Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Dear Cara-Friend”: Widening access to a key PRONI LGBTQ+ archive
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
Tues Dec 2nd @ 1pm
This presentation will focus on letters sent to Cara-Friend in the 1970s & 1980s from people seeking advice, support and friendship.
@araukie.bsky.social
@irisharchives1970.bsky.social
@aranewprofs.bsky.social
A big welcome to the UK National Archives' Sector Leadership team - great to see you here on Bluesky!
Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK.
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A big welcome to the UK National Archives' Sector Leadership team - great to see you here on Bluesky!
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"That’s the magic of archival work — it layers history onto the everyday"
We spoke to Frankie Drummond Charig, who has just completed a project looking at Jewish Sheffield.
Read the first Archivist in the Spotlight blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi...
#Archives #JewishHistory
We spoke to Frankie Drummond Charig, who has just completed a project looking at Jewish Sheffield.
Read the first Archivist in the Spotlight blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi...
#Archives #JewishHistory
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"That’s the magic of archival work — it layers history onto the everyday"
We spoke to Frankie Drummond Charig, who has just completed a project looking at Jewish Sheffield.
Read the first Archivist in the Spotlight blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi...
#Archives #JewishHistory
We spoke to Frankie Drummond Charig, who has just completed a project looking at Jewish Sheffield.
Read the first Archivist in the Spotlight blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi...
#Archives #JewishHistory
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Just rejoined @araukie.bsky.social after a long time in the wilderness, feels good to reconnect with the Archivist in me. Also thinking about picking up registration again, anyone willing to be my mentor or know someone who might be up for it? Should be a relatively light lift!
November 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Just rejoined @araukie.bsky.social after a long time in the wilderness, feels good to reconnect with the Archivist in me. Also thinking about picking up registration again, anyone willing to be my mentor or know someone who might be up for it? Should be a relatively light lift!
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The event takes places from 1-2pm GMT. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ales-lunch... The event costs £10 for ARA members and £15 for non-ARA members. Please note the event will be recorded and the recording made available for ARA members only. @aranewprofs.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social
ALES Lunchtime Seminar: "Reminiscence Workshops by Archives: Wigan & Leigh"
This talk will focus on the reminiscence sessions delivered by Archives: Wigan & Leigh at care homes around the Wigan Borough.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The event takes places from 1-2pm GMT. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ales-lunch... The event costs £10 for ARA members and £15 for non-ARA members. Please note the event will be recorded and the recording made available for ARA members only. @aranewprofs.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social
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We are busy collecting new case studies for our website: archives.org.uk/environment-...
If you have any examples of work you are doing in relation to record keeping and climate change, we would love to hear from you!
Email us at ARAenvironment@archives.org.uk
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If you have any examples of work you are doing in relation to record keeping and climate change, we would love to hear from you!
Email us at ARAenvironment@archives.org.uk
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Environmental Case Studies — Archives & Records Association
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archives.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We are busy collecting new case studies for our website: archives.org.uk/environment-...
If you have any examples of work you are doing in relation to record keeping and climate change, we would love to hear from you!
Email us at ARAenvironment@archives.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social
If you have any examples of work you are doing in relation to record keeping and climate change, we would love to hear from you!
Email us at ARAenvironment@archives.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social
Book by Friday for our @araen.bsky.social & Places, Plants and People Archives Network event – "Places Plants & People" which will explore how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG — Archives & Records Association
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG Speakers: listed below Event will be delivered: Online - Wednesday 22nd October 2025 1.00pm to 2.30pm The Places, Plants and P...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Book by Friday for our @araen.bsky.social & Places, Plants and People Archives Network event – "Places Plants & People" which will explore how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
Join us this Friday for our October lunchtime webinar: “Losing the Wonder in the Digital Shift: The Impact of Technology on Our Connection to Archival ‘Object-ness’” 1-130pm BST
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
First Time Manager — Archives & Records Association
First Time Manager Trainer: Sarah Wickham, FARA Training will be delivered over two consecutive days: Online - Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2026 - 9.30am to 12.30pm Please purchase...
www.archives.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us this Friday for our October lunchtime webinar: “Losing the Wonder in the Digital Shift: The Impact of Technology on Our Connection to Archival ‘Object-ness’” 1-130pm BST
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
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I cannot stress how important it is that the issue of police records is dealt with and not brushed under the carpet as it has been for decades. The fact that they aren't Public Records is an accident of history, but the impact of this lack of regulatory control is immense.
Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I cannot stress how important it is that the issue of police records is dealt with and not brushed under the carpet as it has been for decades. The fact that they aren't Public Records is an accident of history, but the impact of this lack of regulatory control is immense.
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An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
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1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
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October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
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1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
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Yesterday we sent out this briefing to all UK MPs and our press list. It is our response to calls for digitisation of adoption and care records. We believe there is a better - & much needed - solution to make these records more accessible to those that need them. #LongLostFamilies bit.ly/4mBqsxo
Statement on recent press discussion about the digitisation of adoption records — Campaign for Records
The Chief Archivists in Local Government Group of the Archives and Records Association have put out this statement in response to press discussion on digitisation of adoption records and propose an al...
www.campaignforrecords.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Yesterday we sent out this briefing to all UK MPs and our press list. It is our response to calls for digitisation of adoption and care records. We believe there is a better - & much needed - solution to make these records more accessible to those that need them. #LongLostFamilies bit.ly/4mBqsxo
Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
September 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?
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During the #ARA2025 conference, the keynote speech was on multisensory archives. Rosie spent some time reaching into this box and describing what she could feel to colleagues!
September 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
During the #ARA2025 conference, the keynote speech was on multisensory archives. Rosie spent some time reaching into this box and describing what she could feel to colleagues!
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Today we are celebrating Chloe’s win of ‘Record Keeper of the Year 2025’ awarded yesterday by the UK & Ireland Archives & Records Association!
A very well-deserved win for our hard-working archivist!
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A very well-deserved win for our hard-working archivist!
@arainternational.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @falklandsinuk.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today we are celebrating Chloe’s win of ‘Record Keeper of the Year 2025’ awarded yesterday by the UK & Ireland Archives & Records Association!
A very well-deserved win for our hard-working archivist!
@arainternational.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @falklandsinuk.bsky.social
A very well-deserved win for our hard-working archivist!
@arainternational.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @falklandsinuk.bsky.social
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Last night at the #ARA2025 conference there was a gala dinner and awards ceremony. Huge congratulations to Gloucestershire Archives on winning Record-Keeping Service of the Year!
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Last night at the #ARA2025 conference there was a gala dinner and awards ceremony. Huge congratulations to Gloucestershire Archives on winning Record-Keeping Service of the Year!
Next up Valentina Flex from the Gertrude Bell archive - starting her talk on embracing digital scholarship with a definition
August 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Next up Valentina Flex from the Gertrude Bell archive - starting her talk on embracing digital scholarship with a definition
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Starting with a great sensory exercise from PurpleStarz to get us going this morning. Our description of this paper: glossy, clicky, paper #ARA2025
August 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Starting with a great sensory exercise from PurpleStarz to get us going this morning. Our description of this paper: glossy, clicky, paper #ARA2025
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Final day of #ARA2025 has started with a truly inspiring keynote "Archives for All!" from purpleSTARS, all about multi sensory approaches to heritage collections. Something we should really incorporate a lot more of where possible and seek opportunities!
August 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Final day of #ARA2025 has started with a truly inspiring keynote "Archives for All!" from purpleSTARS, all about multi sensory approaches to heritage collections. Something we should really incorporate a lot more of where possible and seek opportunities!
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B8 Panel Session at #ARA2025 is focusing on ‘Life After Hanwell’, hosted by Elizabeth Stettler, Pedro Maximo Rocha, Rhiannon Griffiths and Richard Aitken
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
B8 Panel Session at #ARA2025 is focusing on ‘Life After Hanwell’, hosted by Elizabeth Stettler, Pedro Maximo Rocha, Rhiannon Griffiths and Richard Aitken
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Going live soon!
Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍
#InternationalArchives #ARAConference
Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍
#InternationalArchives #ARAConference
August 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Going live soon!
Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍
#InternationalArchives #ARAConference
Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍
#InternationalArchives #ARAConference
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Why records surveys matter - Fiona Bourne from RCN sums it up record surveys = knowledge-organisational mapping, departmental analysis, records discovery, management, retention #ARA2025
August 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Why records surveys matter - Fiona Bourne from RCN sums it up record surveys = knowledge-organisational mapping, departmental analysis, records discovery, management, retention #ARA2025
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The final day of #ARA2025 is underway, with Dr Kate Allen, Ajay Choksi, Samantha Walker and Victoria Stevens leading an interactive keynote: ‘Archives for All! A Multisensory Approach to Archive Collections’
August 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The final day of #ARA2025 is underway, with Dr Kate Allen, Ajay Choksi, Samantha Walker and Victoria Stevens leading an interactive keynote: ‘Archives for All! A Multisensory Approach to Archive Collections’
Starting our 3rd keynote- with a panel from PurpleStarz doing a sensory exercise with this piece of paper: our 3 words for the mentimeter: glossy, clicky, paper#ARA2025
August 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Starting our 3rd keynote- with a panel from PurpleStarz doing a sensory exercise with this piece of paper: our 3 words for the mentimeter: glossy, clicky, paper#ARA2025