Nicola Bell

The value of historic churches

Historic England's research and the National Churches Trust's House of Good report show that people value historic churches very highly, and the support which churches provide for their local communities. 

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Refreshing the Generic Learning Outcomes

Way back in 2003, the Generic Learning Outcomes were created as a way for museums, libraries and archives to demonstrate the outcomes and impact of users’ learning experiences. Now the GLOs are being refreshed by introducing the Sensory Engagement outcome to make it more inclusive and reflect the experiences of people who are neurodivergent or have physical or learning disabilities.

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Our Century of Stories -100 years of Northumberland Libraries

2024 is the 100th anniversary of Northumberland Library Service. Notably, the first County Librarian was a woman, Ruth Baker, aged 28 when she was appointed, and the library service began in the rural parts of the county. (click to read more)

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The value of built heritage for wellbeing

Recent research shows that built heritage has a measurable benefit on people's wellbeing. If people live somewhere where there are historic buildings, the DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Programme has calculated that the built heritage gives them a wellbeing benefit equivalent to £515 per person per year.

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  1. Low-carbon website
  2. The power of smells
  3. Childhood in the past
  4. Rest Under the Stars
  5. An outside view
  6. Easy Read
  7. New Heritage Schools case studies
  8. What do teachers want from museums?
  9. The revolutionary Fergie tractor
  10. Rest under the stars
  11. The Fergie Tractor
  12. An A to Z of 25 years, part 2
  13. An A to Z of 25 years
  14. New Evaluation Principles from the Centre for Cultural Value
  15. Railway Resources
  16. Good News for Heritage
  17. New Questions for New Times
  18. Canny Chanters Chopwell Arts
  19. Heritage Schools evaluation report 2018/19 launched
  20. Kings Seat hill fort
  21. Heritage Centre Bellingham
  22. Who are our visitors?
  23. Places of Worship for Community Wellbeing
  24. Snapping the Stiletto
  25. Dementia Friendly Heritage
  26. Martin Luther King in Newcastle
  27. Art up your tab
  28. Museums Change Lives
  29. Charred timber cladding for the Kielder wildlife hide
  30. New wildlife hide for Kielder
  31. Martin Luther King - Freedom City Launch
  32. On tenterhooks
  33. Heritage Schools wins Europa Nostra award
  34. Glass Beats
  35. Leeches and Stories of Glass
  36. Selma - the right to vote
  37. Kinder Transport Memorial, Liverpool Street Station
  38. Goulash Cannon and Tin Helmet
  39. Remembrance
  40. Making glass at the National Glass Centre
  41. The Canary Girls
  42. Recycling from the First World War
  43. The Talented and Colossal Mademoiselle D'Jeck
  44. Visitor Studies in Split, Croatia
  45. On the border of Slovenia and Hungary
  46. Culture Matters
  47. Slovenia
  48. Repositories of technology
  49. A piece of Hungarian social history
  50. Museum + Heritage Show; Arts Professional
  51. Evaluation training in Slovenia and Croatia
  52. Iron Applause in Central Europe
  53. Escaped Circus Elephant!
  54. Gold from Afghanistan and Foundling fabrics
  55. The Old Herring Factory, Djúpavík
  56. Contemporary art from North Korea
  57. Nicola appointed to Board: Kuratórium
  58. Workshop in Hungary
  59. Evaluation Training in Hungary
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