If you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it – that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything.
[Paraphrasing Oscar Wilde]
We are not nouns, we are verbs.
We are people who do things.
Stay with me here…
This amazing building in the centre of #Accrington is destined to be a new heritage centre.
Currently in the development phase, thanks to National Lottery Heritage Funding, we are exploring what this building could become, steered by the local community. Inclusion, access & participation at the heart.
What I love about this project is how heritage isn’t something to be defined, people determine what their hertiage is (The National Lottery Heritage Fund ‘s own words!)
The sentiment of the Oscar Wilde quote keeps coming up in various ways throughout our engagement/consultation work.
People are asking for inspiration & examples of great things that have been crafted from their hometown, wondering what they can ‘be’... but they are also asking to have a go, to try new things & learn new skills that connect them to the past.
They want to not just visit a new place for one thing or one activity, they want a place that changes with the seasons, offers opportunities they haven’t heard of before & a place they can also just exist and feel part of.
‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’
The more conversations we have, the more privileged I feel to be the person curating all the feelings and thoughts together.
Some exciting updates about our plans for the year ahead & ways to get involved coming soon!
Plus sooo much going on in Accrington in general. Wider Town Square project updates here:
https://lnkd.in/ewFBE_hp
#heritage #regeneration #accringtontownsquare
