Let’s do the time walk again! Exploring the East Kent Coast through digital heritage. (360G-NLHF-HA-24-00497)

Working in partnership with four museums, the project team from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University will digitally upskill local museum volunteers in East Kent seaside towns, traditionally areas of low engagement. We will provide a series of training workshops for volunteers to explore and record at-risk archives and develop a story-telling digital space: building confidence, boosting employability, and at the same time protecting local heritage. The project will enable local people to tell the stories of their towns in a contemporary and accessible way, sharing heritage with visitors to Kent, both remotely and in person. Volunteers will develop skills in digital storytelling, creating a suite of trails that will remain available via mobile app. Additional web content including a 360 tour and artists’ interpretations will provide focused explorations of aspects of 19th and 20th century life in Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Deal and Sandwich.