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The Award Winning Torbay Discovery Trail

The Torbay Discovery Trail is now an award winning app enabling young people to discover local famous people.

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Audio recordings andOral history

Digital trainee Cade Simpson reflects on his time working within the archives under The National Archives' Bridging the Digital Gap program.

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Call to Help ProtectLocal Heritage

Somerset residents are being invited to nominate what’s valuable in their community as part of a new project - The Local Heritage List.

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Taunton Retold:Town Centre Display

A graphical timeline of Taunton’s history is on display on the front of the former Debenham’s store.

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Dorothy Wordsworth

For International Women’s Day (8 March) we are celebrating Dorothy Wordsworth.

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We're Looking For New Trustees

The South West Heritage Trust wants to appoint up to three new people to join its board of trustees.

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Neolithic Objects inStonehenge Exhibition

A remarkable collection of Neolithic artefacts, held by the South West Heritage Trust, will be on loan to the British Museum for their exhibition, 'The World of Stonehenge'.  

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The Sweet Track protectedagainst Climate Change

The ‘Sweet Track’, the UK’s oldest wooden walkway is safe from the effects of climate change.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Find out what's coming up in 2022 with our new programme of exhibitions exploring creativity inspired by the local landscape.

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The Edward LearArchive

A project is underway to conserve the archive of Edward Lear, nineteenth-century illustrator, musician, author and poet.

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Covid-19 Archive

A new project to collect people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic has launched in Somerset.

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Workshop:1831 Reform Riots

The University of the West of England and the University of Sussex are leading a three year research project to find out more about these important events.