Eastside Community Heritage seeks to build, service and enable partnerships which record, document and preserve the experiences of different communities, through the provision of social, cultural, educational and historical activities.         

Our methodology incorporates education and training, with schools, families and adult learners. Eastside produces exhibitions, publications and multi media stimuli which are an opportunity for all cultures and age ranges to engage in a proactive discovery of their own and their community’s history, culture and heritage.          

Story of London

Eastside has a programme of exciting events planned for the Story of London in October. More information will appear here in July.
          

Disabled Young People’s Project

On Wednesday 30 June, AbPhab’s final film, Turn Back Time, was launched. The event was a huge success and the budding filmmakers received certificates for their hard-work.     

Skills for the Future

Eastside makes history and provides Oral History training opportunities.         

We are pleased to confirm, that we have been awarded significant funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop a Skills for the Future programme.          

 This programme will centre on training in oral history to Black and Ethnic Minority communities.          

 Eastside’s Skills for the Future programme will allow 12 people to be trained in oral history over the next three years. Black and ethnic minority participants will be targeted as these are under-represented in the heritage industry. The trainees will often work on projects which tell the story of such communities.  At the end of the training participants will have the opportunity to awarded an NVQ – the first time such a qualification will be available in oral history. NVQ training will start in November 2010. Please check the website for further  details nearer the time.        

Do you remember the Wapping Dispute?

We are collecting and recording memories of the 1986 – 87 strike against the sacking of over 5,000 print workers by News International. The strike was pivotal for both the printing industry and the British union movement. Were you a print worker, a News International employee, a trade unionist, a demonstrator or a resident of Wapping?          

Do you remember the days of Fortress Wapping if so contact email Judith or Will.