Festival of the Mind: Friends of Wardsend Cemetery – Stories from the Soil

Joined Up Heritage Sheffield and the University of Sheffield present a series of heritage talks for Festival of the Mind in the beautiful Spiegeltent in Barker’s Pool.

Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park is a hidden gem. Nestled amongst the woodland of Parkwood Springs on the edge of Hillsborough, Wardsend boasts a balance of rich local stories and a nature haven to engage with.

This session explores our drive as a community group to engage young people in heritage and how we used the Heritage Open Days New Wave programme funding to develop and deliver a creative event with young people. We will share experiences of those who organised the event and those who participated.

The session will also uncover the journey of learning and unlearning that many are experiencing in heritage settings. There are now more innovative approaches to telling stories helping to keep our history relevant to everyone. Understanding our heritage enables us to connect with the local area we live in and those who lived there before, which shapes our perspective of today.

Barker's Pool
Sheffield
S1 2JA