The face on the homepage of Heritage Open Days (England’s biggest history & culture festival) looks familiar 👀

My pre-event to mark the coming centenary of Princess Irene Duleep Singh’s tragic death by suicide in 1926.

Grateful to all involved — and to @samaritans.bsky.social for their support 💜

We are saddened to hear of the death of Dr Jane Goodall, who was awarded an Honorary Degree from Southampton in 2019.

Dr Goodall was a committed conservationist and a world-leading expert on chimpanzees.

Her dedication to her work was inspiring.

A short tribute to my dad, Phil Chambers — the inspiration behind Access Heritage. His fascination with stone circles echoes in a folklore study I discovered exploring these “spooky stones of folk horror.”

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#StoneCircles #Folklore #CriticalHeritage

Kicking off #HeritageOpenDays at Birchcliffe Community Centre, Hebden Bridge. Their unique funding model is redefining self-sufficiency in such community heritage projects.

#HeritageForAll #Calderdale #CulturalHeritage #HeritageSite #AccessHeritage #LocalHistory

Heritage Open Days, England's contribution to European Heritage Days, started in 1994; then there were 701 events; now there are over 5,000.

Why not visit an unusual site near you this weekend?

When people hear “heritage apprenticeship,” they tend to picture stonemasonry, carpentry, or conservation—vital yet endangered skills, but only a fraction of what the sector truly relies on...

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#HeritageSkills #Apprenticeships #HeritageCareers #FutureOfWork

From Roman remains to Victorian grandeur, medieval towers to modern museums - discover the stories hiding in your community.

Whether you're a history enthusiast or just curious about Chester's secrets, #HeritageOpenDays has something waiting for you 👉 www.heritagechester.co.uk/heritage-ope...

Out now! William Dodd Fights the Factories - me discussing the Industrial Revolution, factory reform and the history of Victorian disability activism www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🚀 After a summer pause, Access Heritage has relaunched with a twice-monthly column.

🔗 Find the first piece in the series here: open.substack.com/pub/accesshe...

#AIandWork #HeritageSkills #Careers #FutureOfWork #AccessHeritage #CulturalWork #DigitalHeritage

This li’l Celtic dude looks just like the tiny green army men my brother played with as a kid. 🏺🧪

1 year ago we launched the Disability Sports Catalogue with
@bucksarchives.bsky.social, ‘a huge milestone for Paralympic heritage’ said Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier of @paralympics.org.♿🏛️🎓

Explore the 35,000 items now searchable online: archives.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/disabilitysp...

#OnThisDay

Max Hastings in The Times today does one of the best jobs so far of properly chronicling the USA's breakneck descent into fascism. I don't think a single person will be aware of *all* the evidence. (I know about paywalls & the mixed records of all pundits so please don't feel the need to remind me!)

If you're new to the Hub, then you can find out more about us and sign up to our mailing lists on our website: #DisHist

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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has announced that it will stop publishing content on X from January 20th

The organisation stated that it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”