Want to learn to sing some of the songs of the Sheffield Clarion Ramblers & hear about historic connections between singing & rambling? Then book to join me & folk singer Rosie Hodgson on Sept 28th in #Sheffield for a FREE singing workshop allourfootsteps.uk/events/songs-f…

Sad we've reached the end of the brilliant In All Our Footsteps project Jack Cornish Disabled Ramblers Glen O'Hara Dr Abbi Flint Matthew Kelly @ramblersGB Open Spaces Society campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2024/09/23/in-…

We are not operating here anymore but for all of you still in this channel please see below exciting opportunities for artists and more... artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/arts-commissio…

Mapping our #RightsOfWay is vitally important in order for rights to be both protected & managed into the future, but how has this been approached in policy & practice? Read case studies & recommendations in our Mapping Rights of Way booklet by Tom Breen allourfootsteps.uk/publications

There is considerable (& often invisible) work involved in enabling people to use #RightsOfWay both on the ground & behind the scenes. Dr Abbi Flint & Tom Breen explore the histories and role of this labour, in our Working on Paths booklet allourfootsteps.uk/publications

How have the entangled histories of technologies & path infrastructure intersected with histories of the accessibility of #RightsOfWay for disabled people? Dr Abbi Flint explores these themes in our Accessible Ways booklet allourfootsteps.uk/publications

How have changing conceptions of health & disease intersected with histories of #RightsOfWay & access to rural places? Clare Hickman explores how ‘the countryside’ with its fresh air has often been seen as one key to healthy living in our Healthy Ways booklet allourfootsteps.uk/publications

To round off our week of showcasing the project booklets from our Arts and Humanities Research Council funded research, here's the link to a piece about all 5 booklets - exploring themes of citizenship, mapping, work, health & accessibility. We hope you enjoy reading them! allourfootsteps.uk/newwriting/the…

A new academic year means that the The Collection Ecologies Research Collective Consortium #HistSTM working group is back! Now in its second year, we're bringing you an exciting series of seminars & workshops! 🌿🪲🐠 If you want to get updates & reminders from us, make sure you sign up ➡️ chstm.org/content/collec… /1

Exploring new paths and trails this week, in the autumn sunshine too!

One of my final archival visits for In All Our Footsteps today at the excellent WCML looking at songbooks. Followed up with Weird as Folk at The Portico Library - great little exhibition & fabulous artworks by Lucy Wright @research_artist

Join us for PEAT POETRY this Saturday 6.30 live-streamed to your living room! ticketsource.co.uk/literature-wor… RENEW Literature Works South West Peatland Partnership

Snow news day

A new North Sea National Trail? @allfootste theguardian.com/environment/20…

I had the pleasure of chatting with Chris Jones for The Two Way Poetry podcast - you can listen to it here 👇

So this is my last week on In All Our Footsteps. It's been such a great project to be part of & I'm sad to be leaving History at Newcastle & not to be working with @dr_hick & Glen O'Hara ..but new adventures await.. In the meantime, here's the link to all our lovely IAOF work allourfootsteps.uk

The best Christmas present! So pleased that the government has announced the scrapping of the deadline to record our old paths in England. theguardian.com/environment/20…

On BBC Breakfast talking about Defra UK announcement to repeal 2031 cut off for claiming historic paths bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… 8.12 @ramblersGB Open Spaces Society

Great news to hear this morning 🥾 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/….