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This year, England\u2019s Heritage Open Days (HODs) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a raft of new initiatives and partners, while a\u00a0 \u201825 for 25\u2019 project will see 25 landmark properties take part in England\u2019s largest festival of history and culture for the very first time, while hundreds of events across the country will focus on this year\u2019s theme of \u2018People Power\u2019.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
HODs writes:<\/p>\n
\u2018Last year, we welcomed over three million visitors to a fantastic 5,500 events. We know, however, that many people still aren\u2019t aware of Heritage Open Days, and the huge range of events on offer across the festival,\u2019 says Annabelle Thorpe, Heritage Open Days National Manager. \u2018This year we\u2019re using the 25th anniversary to find ways to connect with different communities and individuals, and to encourage them to take part, volunteer or visit.\u2019<\/p>\n
For the first time, HODs is partnering with the British Muslim Council, whose hugely successful \u2018Visit my Mosque\u2019 shares similar aims. Building on last year\u2019s \u2018Extraordinary Women\u2019 theme, HODs is also working with the Women\u2019s Engineering Society and The Wellcome Collection on a series of Wikithons, helping organisers to share their stories on a wider platform. Additionally, in May, the national office will stage six \u2018HODx\u2019 days across the country, encouraging people to take part and create new events. All these strands come together under the festival-wide theme of \u2018People Power\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018People Power\u2019 is also at the heart of a new art commission from Creative Director of the Craftivisit Collective, and author of How to be a Craftivist, Sarah Corbett. This year\u2019s \u2018Unsung Stories\u2019 project, made possible by the support of players of People\u2019s Postcode Lottery, Dare to Dream asks people to stitch their thoughts and dreams for a positive future onto \u2018thought clouds\u2019, with downloadable materials and workshop guides available on the HODs website.<\/p>\n
Event registration opens on Monday March 18th, with information on HODx days, and new downloadable packs for first-time organisers, and on staging a \u2018People Power\u2019 event.<\/p>\n
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