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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>History on the BBC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I have recently received the attached information through the
British Association for Local History about a history season on the BBC.
Some of the events referred to have already taken place but there is much news
that may be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>If you scroll down BBC Learning History Newsletter 1 to pp. 3-4 you
will see, for example, that from 14 July the BBC website will have 14
‘Norman Walks’ in various parts of the country which people can
download and go and carry out. Gill Draper of BALH prepared the Kent one with
BBC Radio Kent, which will also do a live broadcast of the walk taking place. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>In particular BBC Learning Resources, Eastern Region, is keen to
make contact with key local (or county?) history societies with a view to
‘interested parties exploring setting up High Street History
projects’. They are doing this ‘in conjunction with the Heritage
Lottery Fund, who feel this topic sits well with their small grant programme
for developing community heritage’.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Three meetings have already been set up with Flitwick, Bedfordshire
on July 22nd, Huntingdon in Cambs on July 29th and Chelmsford in Essex on
August 2nd (this tbc). There will probably be a meeting in Norfolk later in
August. ‘The meetings are open to anyone interested in finding out more,
having discussion and exploring ideas’. And ‘once signed up to
Hands on History, partners will be offered on-going opportunities to link their
activities to BBC history programmes via the database and local BBC
broadcasting and online’.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>If you yourself are interested in attending or being involved, or
can pass this information onto any active local/county societies, please do
so. The Learning Project Manager, Eastern Region is Madeleine Forrester
whose numbers are 01223 287 106 and 07710 336 404. Email
Madeleine.Forrester@bbc.co.uk. Please copy any direct response to Madeleine to
me so that I know that this email has had an effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Roger
Lewry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>FFHS
Archives Liaison</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>archives.liaison@ffhs.org.uk</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>The Federation of Family History Societies
is a Company Limited by Guarantee</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Company Number 2930189 (England &
Wales) - Registered Charity Number 1038721</span></i><i><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Registered Office: Artillery House, 15
Byrom Street, Manchester, England M3 4PF</span></i><i><span style='font-size:
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