Nicola Benge

Pleased to have an article in latest @oralhistsoc.bsky.social journal (V 53, # 2 – Hearing Differences) on the #MentalHealth focused #LivingHistories project.

Exploring MH heritage through voices, images & podcasts + mobile exhibitions across Sussex 2026.

This week the #LivingHistories project #Sussexpartnershipfoundationtrust #HeadsOn shared moving reminders of power of #OralHistory in #mentalhealth + volunteers, service users & staff

This project continues to 2026 + exhibitions & podcasts ✨

#HeritageLotteryFund #NHSCharitiesTogether
#NHS

Home - Oral History Society Interested in oral history? Get advice on interviewing, recording equipment, archiving, ethics, copyright and Data Protection.

I’ve been appointed as Regional Network Adviser for @oralhistsoc.bskysocial

As adviser, I’ll support groups with #OralHistory projects promoting good practice, ethics & inclusivity

Excited to join UK-wide network!

👉 www.ohs.org.uk

#OralHistory #Heritage #CommunityEngagement #History

This looks great. I'll add it to my list!

If you have ideas for public engagement projects involving the British Library for this scheme, please complete our Research Collaboration: www.bl.uk/services/res...

Oh no! That's a big loss to academia. They don't know what they're losing. Really sorry to hear this. Share your email so I can pass on anything that comes my way that might be relevant. And good luck with it all!

No more academia?

Heritage education and maritime activities consultant (May to September 2025) - GEM Job details Help us make better connections between local communities and the wonderful working historic vessels which still sail around our coasts, inland waters and lakes,  and offer great life […]

New #job Heritage education and maritime activities consultant
@MaritimHeritage
#WFH #remotework

Apply by Wed 23 Apr 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/heritag...

#GEMJobs #HeritageJobs #Consultancy #Maritime #Education #Communities #Historical #GEM

Learning Session Leader - GEM Do you have a flair for teaching? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? We are seeking two Learning Session Leaders to join our award-winning team and assist […]

New #job Learning Session Leaders x2
@bletchleypark
#MiltonKeynes

Apply by Mon 14 Apr 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/learnin...

#GEMJobs #MuseumJobs #HeritageJobs #Culture #Learning #Teaching #Heritage #Museums #GEM

A black and white image of two female volunteers looking at a collections item on a desk. They are both smiling as they inspect it. Gold text reads: 'We are hiring'. 'Project archivist'. The National Paralympic Heritage Trust logo is at the top.

🚨We're Hiring!🚨

🗣️ Role: 'Project Archivist'🏛️🎓
📖 Project: 'The Jean Stone Collection: celebrating influential women in the Paralympic Movement'. ♿

🗓️ Contract Period: June 2025 – Jan 2026 (8 months)
📝 Closing Date: Thursday, 3rd April 2025

For more details & to apply, visit: bit.ly/ProjectArchi...

Learning Coordinator - GEM Bletchley Park is a vibrant heritage attraction, open daily to visitors, revealing the secrets and telling fascinating stories of the secret British World War Two codebreaking operations. The mission ...

New #job Learning Coordinator @bletchleypark.bsky.social #SouthEast Apply by 3 April 2025. Full details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/learnin...
#GEMJobs #MuseumJob #LearningJob #MuseumEd #MuseumEducation #GLAM-Ed

"Very Nice Lady" Reclaiming our narrative of illness with artist Lucy Chapman.

We have some fantastic events coming up for you!

1. On how to participate in Creativity and Wellbeing Week '25: www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-re...

2. On mapping your assets for the creative health city map:
bit.ly/43iuwwe

3. On reclaiming our narrative of illness: bit.ly/43nsfAc

When people share interesting music they've listened to in the last year, but you're a freelancer so your time management system for clients just tells you about productivity and which your longest working day is... rock n roll lifestyle!

#FreelanceLife #Heritage #Culture #GLAM-ED #projectmanager

On a personal basis

I am happy to be delivering #reminiscence training for the staff & volunteers of the Royal Hospital Chelsea #London The opportunity to pass on skills & expand knowledge to support activities with #ChelseaPensioners and their local community is a positive one

chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/heritage/our...

Epa! Thanks so much

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@spaincivilwartours.bsky.social hi any tips for Spanish civil war activities in Madrid?

Golden yellow text says: We are hiring! Evaluator Required. This is placed over a black and white screenshot of the NPHT's Global Virtual Museum - a gallery space with grey floor and white walls with images and text.

📢 We're Hiring! 📢

We're seeking an evaluation consultant to review how successfully NPHT is developing inclusive interpretation for #D/deaf, #disabled and #neurodiverse people throughout our current programmes of work.

🗓️ Evaluation Period: February 2025 to July 2026
🗓️ Apply By: 5th February 2025

It keeps changing the hashtag to Glastonbury when i use it!

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

I visited this amazing #Hove venue #TheEngineerium for the first time earlier this week for a project meeting, a wonder of Victorian #industrialheritage in #sussex

It was a treat to explore this architecture and the still operational machinery.

#heritage #industrialdesign #engineering #GLAM-Ed

Hello there!

Oh no! That's a real worry. I live opposite. Can we still lodge objections?

I've been there... great space!

Beautiful #shropshire over #NewYear2025

& diving into the #PrejudiceInPower project with @uclofficial.bsky.social

Wishing you all a relaxed and happy #Christmas and a bright, hopeful start to the new year.

#FreelanceLife #Heritage #Culture #MentalHealth #Training #OralHistory #NewYearNewProjects #projectmanager
#facilitator

& working + people across #heritage, #culture, & #mentalhealth It’s been a journey

Highlights include exploring #women’s emancipation through #cycling with #kpprojects championing mental health + #sussexpartnershipnhsfoundationtrust & #headsoncharity delivering training @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social

Getting ready to sign off on work for 2024, its been quite a ride!

This year has been packed with challenges, big wins, and some amazing projects. From somehow surviving my MSc (dissertation meltdowns included), a key birthday, a month off to recover....

Training and Courses - Nicola Benge

Participating in this course emphasised the value of group work, allowing us to collaborate effectively and create a meaningful plan for a reminiscence session.

nicolabenge.com/heritage-tra...

#freelancerlife #projectmanager #trainer #culturalprojects #culturalheritage #oralhistory #history

"Nicola was fantastic she created a social environment where the whole group felt comfortable to share and participate. I've learnt a lot and would say I know how to run a reminiscence session"