The Banbury Heritage Project

Hello and Welcome

The Banbury Heritage Project explored how marginalised communities might lead on enhancing wellbeing where they live through engaging with heritage. Watch the film below to learn more about the project.

How to explore the project pages and resources.

Use the boxes below to listen to the project Podcasts for an in-depth discussion of accessibility in the heritage sector. You will also find an audio book ‘Memories of Banbury’, stories about heritage and wellbeing from project participants, and Heritage Postcards produced by the group.

Finally, there are two Focus pieces, one exploring the theme of evaluation, the other collaborative creation.

The Banbury Heritage Project was a partnership between Historic England and Age UK Oxfordshire and ran between June 2023 and December 2024.