Tag Archives: culture track

Hair Rollers and Horseshoes

Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on September 27, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

I’m currently preparing to present at the Culture Shock conference at the end of September and feeling rather nostalgic. Looking back at some of the stories that the volunteers from Culture Track created I’m so impressed with the work that… Read more

Volunteering, Employability and Accessibility – Paul Casson

Discovery Museum   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on September 26, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

Paul is one of the fantastic Culture Track volunteers, who has continued volunteering with us even after securing paid employment. Paul began volunteering with us at the Discovery Museum and is now volunteering within BFI Mediatheque in the Archives. He’s… Read more

A Life Changing Experience – John Nicholls

Stephenson Steam Railway   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on February 28, 2011     Permalink     Comments (2)

I wanted to give you a real insight into how volunteers feel about their experience, in particular with the Culture Track volunteer project that I have been coordinating for the last 2 years. John kindly has agreed to be interviewed… Read more

Karaoke, Tom Jones and Culture Track Volunteers

Discovery Museum   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on December 13, 2010     Permalink     Leave a comment

We wanted to do something a little bit different to thank the Culture Track volunteers for all their efforts and to celebrate the success of the project. So we held a celebration event in the Great Hall at the Discovery… Read more

Culture Track Museums Careers Conference

Discovery Museum   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on December 1, 2010     Permalink     Leave a comment

On August 13th, we hosted the first ‘Culture Track Museum Careers Conference’ at the Discovery Museum. It was an action packed day, to give volunteers the opportunity to find out more about museum careers through interactive workshops, presentations, and networking… Read more