Honiton and Ilfracombe exhibitions open in November A year and a half of hard work and dedication and at last, an opportunity to share it more widely with you all. Our multicultural history project’s two exhibitions will open in the towns of Honiton and Ilfracombe...
(Image and research for Thornton Thomas courtesy of Ilfracombe Museum) Today (1st October) sees the start of Black History Month whose theme this year is Reclaiming Narratives marking a major shift towards recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and...
Media Release 29th August 2024 Ione Maria Rojas appointed as artist for Honiton multicultural history partnership British-Mexican artist, facilitator and food grower Ione Maria Rojas has been appointed as the artist to work on a multicultural history partnership based...
Media Statement 12th August 2024 All of us working on the Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots multicultural history project in Devon stand in unity against the violence and racism we have been witnessing in the media and on UK streets. For the past year and in...
Youth Photo Challenge We’re looking for young photographers to take part in a Photo Challenge as part of Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots, a multicultural heritage project happening here in Honiton. We’re inviting young people aged 10 - 19 to photograph one or...
Devon’s multicultural heritage project Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots is calling all creatives for its latest initiative. We’re looking for a dynamic artist to work with Jess Huffman, our Honiton project coordinator and project partners at Offwell School,...
Exciting announcement! Jess, our Coordinator in Honiton, and several of our dedicated volunteers, were interviewed this week by BBC Radio Devon. Find out more about the diverse stories they've been researching and uncovering in Honiton as well as their own personal...
Artist Opportunity An exciting opportunity for a Devon based, global majority artist to work with Devon Development Education on their Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots multicultural heritage project. We’re looking for a dynamic artist to work with our project...
Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots is featured in July's Devon Life magazine - a four page article. Thank you to our fantastic team of coordinators and volunteers for all of your research and hard work in uncovering new stories which reveal Devon's multicultural...
Media Release 20th June 2024: Honouring the courage, strength and determination of refugees on World Refugee Day Today is World Refugee Day, an international day organised every year by the United Nations, that aims to honour and celebrate refugees from around the...
Celebrating Cultural Diversity It was great to discover that May now has a whole day dedicated to celebrating cultural diversity, and to honour it we have been working with Honiton Library to create a display of inspiring books that tell the story of England's...
As the Telling Our Stories project crosses its halfway point, volunteers in Ilfracombe are eagerly digging up a range of intriguing stories revealing layers of the town's diverse history. As well as seeking fresh evidence about the long-mused-upon fate of HMS London...