Pat remembers her mother, Gisela, sharing her incredible story. As a young girl she took messages to local Jewish families warning them of visits from the Gestapo. After #WW2 she smuggled her younger brother, dressed as a girl, from East to West Germany. #familyhistory #heritage

Are you a #SwaleMigrationStories young volunteer? Join our own Co-Curator Chantelle from on Wednesday 28 October for our FREE Half Term workshop. *Bring any item of your choice that you can tell a story about* Speak to Justin for more details. Historic Swale

Our amazing volunteers have created a pop up window display at the Heritage Hub in the Forum shopping centre. The window is full of suitcases and artworks that represent collective Migration Stories. If you are passing by, please take the time to have a look

Our visit to Queenborough Guildhall Museum. The building once the local court and jail house has been a museum for the last twenty years. There is a varied collection inside of Queenborough's rich history. Here area few of our finds. #migration #swale #queenborough #localhistory

Our Visit to MurstonHeart with Event co-ordinator Sioux Peto. The church is one of two scheduled ancient monuments in Swale and of national importance. The site today is being restored and a new visitor centre and creative space will be built.

A big thank you to the heritage lottery fund and National Lottery players for supporting Swale Migration Stories #ThanksToYou #NationalLottery

Announcing the theme of #RefugeeWeek2021: We Cannot Walk Alone. Join us 14-20 June: refugeeweek.org.uk/theme-of-refug… Do share🌻

Young volunteers enjoying workshop at the Dolphin Barge Museum in Sittingbourne learning traditional techniques of dyeing. Thanks to Tallie Linseed, Eric the pug🐶 and @raybelcharters for facilitating. #heritage #swalehistory #barge #youngvolunteer

Part of our Project is working with artists who can help inspire our young volunteers. Local artist Clair Meyrick has worked with us to share stories of her Irish and European ancestry. Clair created this stunning dress using vintage world currency and banana paper. #heritage

Could you use your skills to support Minster Gatehouse #Museum? They need someone to #photograph their exhibits bit.ly/2V9CJic and someone to do digital archiving bit.ly/2KL7Lel Both are short-term, flexible #volunteer roles #sheppey #kent Rose St Curiosities

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Our amazing oral history project 'Tale's from Dockyard Church' is now online. Here is a submission from Tim Bell who remembers as a child sending fireworks towards the army barracks 'to see if they would get a reaction"! The National Lottery Heritage Fund London & South The National Lottery Heritage Fund sdpt.org.uk/tim-bell

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Big thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their support. Our exhibition may be closed but our legacies continue to support our community #heritage #HeritageIsOpen Thanks to the #nationallottery players SwaleCVS @HistorySitt

80 year old fundraiser Dale parachuted in today to collect his flying jacket, from our display on WW2 Black British RAF spitfire pilot Sergeant Duke. The National Lottery Heritage Fund SwaleCVS SwaleBoroughCouncil Historic Swale #HeritageIsOpen #HeritageMonth #heritage #rafhistory #blackbritishheroes