At our 3 April Meeting at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, our Honiton team was delighted to welcome four new volunteers to Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots, bringing a broad-reaching set of skills and interests to the project - including languages, archeology,...
A BETTER WORLD THROUGH STORYTELLING – our Honiton team meets up to share emerging stories
Our growing team of Honiton volunteers met last week to share emerging stories. In a precarious world there is a sense that the project offers some peace and contentment. That in some small way it helps to make a better world; something that sounds ambitious but is...
Archival Experiences – our volunteers go behind the scenes at the Devon Heritage Centre
As the wheels of recruitment turn and ‘Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots’ – Devon’s multicultural history project – really begins to gain steam, some fantastic opportunities have started to unfold. Read the latest blog from Abi Obene - Project Coordinator in...
Happy New Year and there’s a buzz in the air as our volunteers explore new story leads
Happy New Year! Six months in… look what we've achieved! Now six months into the project we start 2024 having established a strong and experienced team of project partners, leaders, advisors, coordinators and volunteers from across Devon. We’ve had some great press...
We’re off! Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots launches in Honiton and Ilfracombe
By Abi Obene, Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots Coordinator, Ilfracombe In the last couple of weeks both Ilfracombe and Honiton have had their launch events for the Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots project run by education charity Devon Development...
Honiton Launch – Do you want to become a storyteller for a more inclusive society?
Want to become a storyteller for a more inclusive society? Come to our Honiton launch event If you love storytelling or are from a diverse ethnic background and would like to share your story to create a more inclusive society then be at The Beehive, Dowell Street,...
Honiton – a place of rest and refuge over the centuries
What Multicultural History? by Jess Huffman, Project Coordinator (Honiton), Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots I really enjoy talking to people about the Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots Project. Discussing project opportunities to explore diverse and...
Call for Volunteers in Honiton and Ilfracombe
Media Release 28th September 2023 Be part of the story for a more inclusive society – a call for volunteers in Honiton and Ilfracombe for exciting new multicultural...
Honiton Community Heritage Coordinator
Media Release 23 August 2023 Devon Development Education (DDE), a global learning charity, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jess Huffman as its Honiton Community Heritage Coordinator for an exciting new project which promises to unearth new stories...