Since gathering in and distilling all the evaluation from this year's festival the team has been planning how to build on it for an even more marvellous festival next year!
- Liam's been busy pulling together a new suite of resources for our 2022 festival theme - Astounding Inventions. We can't wait to see what inventive things all our organisers come up with!
- Alex's been busy investigating options for the future of our database - the essential backbone tool of our work.
- I've been busy meeting various people to discuss our work, including The Gardens Trust, Historic Towns & Villages Forum, and other European Heritage Day coordinators.
People-Place-Power
I was also lucky enough to attend the recent People-Place-Power conference from Creative People and Places, 3 intense days of debate and inspiration. I met many wonderful people online there but was particularly thrilled to chat with The Poetry Takeaway who have written this beautiful poem for our festival community.
What’s the Catch?
Just through that door,
the one you’ve passed
every day for as long
as you can remember,
is a whole world, hidden.
Just through that door
shines a spectacular place,
people-run and practical,
through that door is history,
something ancient and new,
something we can learn from
and build together.
We’ll open it for you.
We run on goodwill,
the shoulders of communities
intent on sharing passion.
because when passion is shared,
it grows stronger, more resilient
something we can be proud
to hold, as we build a heritage
of kindness and wonder.
Together, we ignite newness,
from Sheffield’s drains
to Europe’s trains
we set stories in motion.
It’s all thanks to the people
who hold the doors open,
welcome us into a world unfurled -
clearer, brighter,
free and waiting
The only catch is that
you’ll never see home
in the same way again.
Many thanks to Poetry Chef Malaika from The Poetry Takeaway
Find out more
- Got a story/place to share? - Find out how you can join our festival community
- Newsletter - Sign up for regular updates on the festival and beyond
- Read more on the blog - Look out for ‘Take 5 with the team’ posts in our Blog stream
- Meet the team
