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Heritage Open Day

Location
Ernest English House
Buckwell Street, Plymouth
Date
Oct 02 2026
Time
10:00 - 13:00
No booking required.

Be part of what comes next. Join us to find out more about Improving Lives Plymouth’s Heritage Project, discover how it will shape our 120th anniversary in 2027, meet the team and explore how you can get involved.

All welcome. No booking needed, just come along.

Find out more about the Heritage Project

  • Archive: help us organise and preserve ILP’s history.
  • Oral histories: capture memories and experiences over time.
  • Creative projects: develop ideas for exhibitions and creative heritage work.
  • Celebration: help shape events, exhibitions and celebrations as we build towards ILP’s 120th anniversary in 2027.

Why come along?

  • Learn what the Heritage Project is and how it will shape our 120th anniversary.
  • Explore opportunities to volunteer or support the project.
  • Meet the team and ask questions.
  • Be inspired by our past and help us build for the future.

Ways to get involved

  • Volunteer your time and skills.
  • Partner with us.
  • Support the project, including financially.
  • Help spread the word.

Archives Revealed Scoping Grant

We are delighted to have been recipients of a National Archives 'Archives Revealed' Grant. This allows us to bring in the expertise we need to assess our collection, understand its significance and condition, and identify correct priorities for preservation, access and future development.

We are deeply gratefuly to the National Archives and the funders with whom it works for this opportunity. To learn more about Archives Revealed and some of the other archival projects it supports, visit the link below.

Archives Revealed