The Farnham Herald’s ‘Herald Digital Archive Project’ is seeking a new volunteer to help share more than 130 years of local history immortalised in the pages of the Herald with a wider audience.
… The Community Engagement Lead will articulate the benefits of the project…
The Farnham Herald writes:
….The Herald Digital Archive Project team, with the support of volunteers, has already completed an inventory of more than 350,000 pages of newsprint which it hopes to digitise and make available to the public.
The project’s initial priorities are to identify opportunities for community engagement and local events, create a plan for local schools and colleges, and determine how the community will interact with the archive.
These goals are aligned with the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s key requirements for a successful grant application…
The Community Engagement Lead will articulate the benefits of the project…
In addition to the Community Engagement Lead role, the project team is also seeking to attract a Fundraising and Bid Management Lead to develop a plan and timeline for raising the required funds, working with the Community Engagement Lead to support outreach through local groups and lead the bid writing and submission…
… Interested parties are encouraged to email a letter of interest and CV, or any questions, to heraldarchiveproject@gmail.com
