Find our about the Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub at an online launch event on 17th September. CAHG is part of this programme funded by the AHRC and led by the UK National Archives www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spaces-pla...

Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

The UK National Archives is expanding its annual survey of the archive sector to the whole of the UK. The survey provides standardised baseline data needed to effectively advocate for archives The deadline for completing this survey is Friday 14 March 2025. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKArchiveS...

🎪 Did you know we look after the National Fairground and Circus Archive? 🎠 This unique research archive is dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of fairs, the circus and travelling popular entertainment in the UK.

Need some help starting or managing your archive? The Scottish Community Archives Toolkit offers a wide range of guidance and resources to support you. View the toolkit here:

Don't worry if you didn't manage to attend one of our Connecting Communities webinars, the recordings are now available online!

Our December group of the month is the Leeds Children's Archive Group - find out all about them here: www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/awar...

Our Nov Group of the Month is West Wales Veterans Archive. It features written & oral histories & photos documenting veterans’ experiences plus artwork & poetry created by them. The project has trained veterans in social history research & oral history. www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/awar...

The annual #ExploreYourArchive Week starts today, with a different theme for each of the next ten days. This year starts with #EYADecisions: here Thomas Boyle from County #Cork confirms his decision to move to #Canada in 1823 was a good one and one he would recommend to others. #history #archives

Bringing Community Archives to Life: An opportunity to make a short film about your community heritage group & learn to make a film yourself. Free in UK & Ireland! Find out more here www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/news...

Two days to got until #ExploreYourArchive focus week 2024 - find out all about it here www.exploreyourarchive.org/create/socia... - follow the daily themes or post along from your archive! A great way to show what glories archives contain / a great way to find out what glories archives contain!

Explore Your Archive Focus Week begins tomorrow! 🎉 Every day between 21 November and 30 November we'll be sharing insights and treats from the archives based around nine different themes. Tomorrow's theme: Decisions! #ExploreYourArchive #ExploreArchives #EYA #Archives

#Decisions One that we’ve made quite recently is to rejoin the blue skies community. If you are here do have a look 👀 📷 🦋 page 📷 Whitchurch Hospital on a ☀️ day in July 2019 📷 #EYA themes to see what’s next #Eyadecision #ExploreYourArchive #EYAFocusWeek #archives