Library – Heritage Project

Here you can find all the Banbury Heritage Project resources plus a list of useful links.

A Banbury Heritage Project E-Newsletter featuring articles and links to the project resources.

Focus Pieces. In these two short Focus pieces, Dr Timothy J. Senior and Dr Karen Gray reflect on what it means to do co-creation with older adults and support wellbeing evaluation activities.

Postcards. As part of the Banbury Heritage Project, we developed a new, simple co-creation activity that captured people’s favourite heritage stories or project experiences

Wellbeing Stories. At the end of the Banbury Heritage Project, participants shared their stories of why they first got involved, the impacts the project had for them, and what they might do next.

Audio Book: Memories of Banbury. Accessible and illustrated audio version of the book Memories of Banbury by Marjory Lester chapters 1 and 2.  

Podcasts. These podcast episodes explore the Banbury Heritage Project, a collaboration between Historic England and Age UK Oxfordshire.

Project Film. This film takes a look at the Banbury Heritage Project

Reflections on the project. Project Co-Ordinator Helen Fountain reflects on the project.

The Banbury Heritage Project Event: Radical Creative Ageing Evaluation. See the event recording here. View and download the event transcript here.

Useful Links from Age UK Oxfordshire

Age UK Oxfordshire’s Oxfordshire Age Friendly Creative Network – a community of interest for anyone in Oxfordshire who is interested in Creative Ageing, sign up to receive newsletters and updates- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire/about-us/the-oxfordshire-age-friendly-creative-network-oafcn/

Age UK Oxfordshire – a local charity supporting older people and their families carers to lead full and active lives https://www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire/.

Age Friendly Banbury –a joint initiative to make Banbury a great place to grow old bringing together people, businesses, community leaders, charities and local councils https://www.agefriendlybanbury.co.uk/.

Banbury Museum Reminiscence – a programme of reminiscence activities for older people at Banbury Museum – https://www.banburymuseum.org/learning/reminiscence/.

National Trust information about access for disabled people at National Trust sites– https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/about-us/access-for-everyone.

My Vision Oxfordshire- Oxfordshire’s leading charity supporting people living with sight loss- https://www.myvision.org.uk/.

Useful Links from Historic England

Historic England Strategy Page https://historicengland.org.uk/research/current/social-and-economic-research/wellbeing/

Historic England Wellbeing, Heritage and Older People https://historicengland.org.uk/research/current/social-and-economic-research/wellbeing/wellbeing-and-older-people/