Further developing their skills and confidence, our volunteers took part in Oral History Training this week, led by our Honiton Coordinator, Jess Huffman. With microphones in hand, they experimented with recording equipment, tried out interviewing techniques...
‘Gaining new skills’ and ‘trying something new’ are two main reasons for project participation
29th February 2024 The two main reasons for volunteers taking part in Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots, Devon’s multicultural history project, are ‘gaining new skills’ and ‘trying something new’ showing that age is definitely no barrier to wanting to expand...
Listen to Ghee’s Radio Devon interview about his multicultural walking tour of Exeter
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Sun, hail, a live radio interview, and a fascinating walk though Exeter’s multicultural past
Friday 23rd February Blessed with more sun than rain (and only a touch of hail) volunteers from the latest chapter of Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots - joined by a multi-generational group of local people - took a stroll through Exeter's multicultural past this...
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...
BBC Radio Devon talks to Project Coordinator Hilda Kalap about the project’s emerging stories
Listen to BBC Radio Devon's interview with Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots Project Coordinator Hilda Kalap as to why this multicultural history project is so relevant today. ...
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...
The power of storytelling lies at the heart of Devon multicultural history project
Saturday (27th) marks the start of annual National Storytelling Week, a joyful celebration of the power of sharing stories. Hilda Kalap, Project Coordinator of Devon’s multicultural history project Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots,...
Martin Luther King Jnr Day reminder that our common humanity transcends colour
As the world marks Martin Luther King Jnr Day today (15th) it’s a reminder of his unifying message that our common humanity transcends other factors such as colour, religion, race and caste. The famous US human rights and social justice leader advocated for peaceful...
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...
Ilfracombe Launch – Do you want to become a storyteller for a more inclusive society?
Want to become a volunteer storyteller for a more inclusive society? Come to our Ilfracombe launch event for an informal chat If you love storytelling, especially stories that are from Devon’s multicultural history, and would like to get involved in a new project to...