A new Local History Hub has launched in Hartlepool connecting schools, heritage partners and communities to explore the town’s rich maritime heritage. ⚓️ 👉 forms.office.com/e/0W501wcspV 🌐 localhistoryhub.org.uk #LocalHistoryHub #Hartlepool #TeesValleyMuseums #TeesValley #LocalHistory #Heritage

Five new Local History Hubs are launching across Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Hartlepool and Stockton - a major expansion of our teacher-led network in partnership with Tees Valley Museums. Learn more or get involved 👇 localhistoryhub.org.uk #LocalHistoryHub

It’s been a busy few months but I’ve FINALLY managed to get back on Origin Story and my god I’ve missed it. @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social are unrelentingly fantastic. Like unstoppable cyborgs sent from the future to inform and entertain. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

Coming to Nottingham! 🎉 We’re so excited to announce that a brand-new Local History Hub is launching in September 2026 🙌

We’re delighted to announce that Michael Maddison has joined the Local History Hub Strategic Board as a Non-Executive Director 🎉 #LocalHistoryHub #HistoryEducation

We’re excited to share that Local History Hub and Historic England’s Heritage Schools Programme are exploring ways to work together to help more schools use local heritage with confidence.

Very excited to share the forthcoming SHP Understanding event from @1972shp.bsky.social: Unearthed (Nov 10 5-6pm). The first in a series of webinars looking at the transformative and radical power of gardening - from the Diggers to Mary Seacole to settler colonialism we've got it covered!

We’re excited to announce that Leicester will be one of the first new Local History Hubs launching in September 2026 – with more to follow across the UK. 🎉

Happy #WorldTeachersDay to all the amazing educators out there, especially our THA members @localhistoryhub.bsky.social, #Kimyo, and #GEMHeritage! 🙌 Take a look at their inspiring work: localhistoryhub.org.uk kimyo.co.uk gem.org.uk/resource/

This autumn, Local History Hub is hosting a series of free online information sessions — and we’d love you to join us.

Big news: Wiltshire will be the first new Local History Hub launching in Sept 2026, with more to follow. Supported by Wiltshire Council, it will connect schools, heritage groups and communities to explore local stories. 👉 Find out more: www.localhistoryhub.org.uk/local-histor...

As we move from summer into autumn, I’ve just finished Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic by @stuhennigan.bsky.social

📣 Local History Hub is hosting a series of meetings this autumn to shape our 2025–26 programme — with Local History Day 2026 (22nd April) as a shared focal point.

📢 This autumn, Local History Hub is running free online info sessions for schools, trusts, local authorities and heritage partners. Join to see how we support teachers with CPD, streamline outreach, and build partnerships with heritage organisations. Sign up:

Such a brilliant way to bring Roman Britain into classrooms 👇 Hadrian’s Wall Virtual Focus Day (25–27 Nov 2025). Free online KS2 workshops on maths, language, archaeology, science & daily life. Love it. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social 🔗 www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmu...

We’re delighted to welcome Charlotte Barry as our new Regional Heritage Advisor for South Wales 🌿 Education & Interpretation Officer at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and a GEM Cymru Rep, Charlotte brings passion for lifelong learning and heritage engagement. #LocalHistoryHub

Teacher-led. Grassroots. Rooted in belonging. Local History Hub is expanding this autumn. We’re inviting Local Authorities, Academy Trusts & Heritage Orgs to join a free online info session. 📅 Sign up:https://forms.office.com/e/NjM6T0QBuu #LocalHistory #Education #Heritage

Continuing my summer reading, just finished Wanderland by @jinireddy.bsky.social . Brilliant book.

After a summer of planning we’re stepping into an exciting year for Local History Hub. More connections, more partnerships, more community.

Summer’s a great time to read. I’ve been diving into books that explore our connection to place and belonging. Started with Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social beautiful and timely.

We’re still here 👋 Quiet on the feed, busy behind the scenes. New Hubs on the way. Networks growing. More schools joining soon. Still teacher-led. Still local. Still building. #LocalHistoryHub #HeritageEducation #PlaceBased #TeacherLed #BackSoon

Huge thanks to @migrationmuseum.org and GEM for including Local History Hub in today’s brilliant event 🙌 Grateful to share how schools + heritage partners can collaborate on inclusive local history. Hope to join in person next time! 📍 localhistoryhub.org.uk

Academy Trusts—we’re working with you! Local History Hub helps schools bring local history to life. We support trusts to enrich the curriculum, connect with heritage, and build community pride. Want to explore a partnership? 📩 [email protected] 🔗 localhistoryhub.org.uk

🚀 Launching today at 4pm! Local History Hub Blackburn with Darwen is bringing schools, heritage orgs & communities together to explore local stories. 🖐️ Our new Schools Hub Lead will be welcoming everyone. 📩 Want to join? Email [email protected] for the link. #LocalHistoryHub

📍 Local History Hub is launching in Derby! We’re connecting schools, heritage orgs & communities to bring local stories into the classroom. 🗓 Mon 7 July, 4pm (online) 🔗 Sign up: www.localhistoryhub.org.uk/local-histor... #LocalHistory #Derby #HeritageEducation

📍 Local History Hub is launching in Liverpool! We’re bringing together schools, heritage orgs, and local historians to make Liverpool’s past part of the classroom. Join our welcome session: 📅 Wed 16 July, 4pm 💻 Online 🔗 Sign up: localhistoryhub.org.uk/liverpool-ci... #LocalHistory #Liverpool

We're looking for Regional Heritage Advisors to support our teacher-led Local History Hubs in: 📍 South Wales (Cardiff) 📍 North West England (Liverpool, Blackburn, Cheshire West & Chester) Know anyone who’s passionate about place-based education and local stories? Read on. 🧵

We're very excited to welcome Alex Fairlamb to the Local History Hub Strategic Board as a Non-Executive Director! Her expertise in history education and curriculum design will help shape our growing, teacher-led network. #LocalHistoryHub #AlexFairlamb #HistoryEducation #CurriculumDesign

🚨 Big news from Local History Hub! We’re heading to… Derby 🎉 Our fifth and final pilot hub for 2025–26 is officially launching.

📣 We're proud to announce a growing partnership between The Black Curriculum and Local History Hub! Together, we’re supporting inclusive, place-based history education in schools across the UK. 🧑🏽‍🏫🏛️ #InclusiveEducation #BlackBritishHistory

🚀 It’s been an exciting week at Local History Hub! We’re growing our Strategic Board with three brilliant new appointments. 🧵

📢 New appointment at Local History Hub! We’re excited to welcome Sarah Hartsmith ‪(@sehartsmith.bsky.social‬) as our new Director of Curriculum Design. 🧵

🌍 May Round-Up: Local History Hub This month, we’ve deepened our roots, welcomed new volunteers, and laid the foundations for two exciting new Hubs. Here’s what we’ve been up to… 🧵👇

We’ve just started developing Local History Hub Liverpool—part of a grassroots, teacher-led pilot helping schools explore the heritage on their doorstep. It’s early days, but we’re excited to begin connecting with educators, historians, and community partners across the city. 🧵

👀 Something’s brewing…

Quietly but confidently, something is taking shape in Cheshire West & Chester. A new Local History Hub—led by teachers, backed by communities, and rooted in place. It’s part of a UK-wide pilot, and the response has been amazing.

📸 Just saw a story about an amazing photo exhibition in Burnham-on-Sea — 140 years of local history on display: from Victorian beach days to 1953 coronation parties to long-lost railways.

Thinking about VE Day today. Hard to imagine what it felt like in 1945 — relief, joy, exhaustion, silence. So much of that history is still around us, just not always in plain sight. A photo on the wall, a name on a memorial, a story someone once told. It’s worth pausing for. #VEDay

Delighted to welcome Beck Crnoja as Community Lead for Cardiff Local History Hub! She’s teaming up with Liz Berry (Schools Lead) to connect schools with Cardiff’s heritage. Can’t wait to see what they create together. First hub meeting this autumn. Welcome, Beck! #LocalHistoryHub #Cardiff

📣 April Round-Up from Local History Hub This month, we’ve made steady progress — growing new hubs, building partnerships, and laying the groundwork for more place-based education across the UK. A thread 🧵

📢 Volunteer Opportunity: Regional Heritage Advisor – North West England Help shape how local history is taught and shared in schools and communities across the region. 🧵

🚨 Volunteer Opportunity: National Heritage Advisor – England Join Local History Hub and help shape how local history is explored, shared, and taught across England. 🧵

🌟 Volunteer Opportunity! 🌟 We’re looking for a Community Lead to help launch our new Blackburn with Darwen Hub with Local History Hub! 🏡✨

Exciting news from Local History Hub! 🎉 We've officially launched our new hub in Blackburn with Darwen — building a grassroots network to connect schools, communities, and local heritage.

🧵 We’re looking for a Regional Heritage Advisor for South Wales! A voluntary role for someone who loves local stories, community history & making learning rooted in place. More below ⬇️ #Volunteering #Heritage #Education #Cymru #LocalHistoryHub

🌍 Passionate about Welsh heritage? 📚 Believe in inclusive, community-led education? We’ve got a unique opportunity for you.

📍 We’re building something exciting in Cardiff—a Local History Hub connecting schools, heritage sites and communities.

Ever wish your pupils could learn more about the history right outside their school gates? That's exactly why we started Local History Hub.

We’re pleased to be in discussions with @civicvoice.org.uk exploring how Local History Hub can support their new strategy to help more young people connect with the places they live. 🔗 civicvoice.org.uk/2025/04/08/l... #LocalHistory #CivicEngagement #HeritageEducation

We're proud to be building a relationship with @theajruk.bsky.social (Association of Jewish Refugees) to support and promote their powerful work — especially the UK Holocaust Memorial Map. 🔗 www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk/map #LocalHistory #HolocaustMemorial #AJR