ARA ALES Lunchtime Seminar: "Mining the Archives"

Speakers: Kathy Coates-Mohammed, Stephanie Bartholet and Sue Pope

Online - Wednesday 11th March 2026 - 1.00pm to 2.00pm

Our speakers for this session are Kathy Coates-Mohammed and Stephanie Bartholet from Shape North and Sue Pope, Heritage Programmes Manager, at Brass Bands England.  Their talk is entitled: “Mining the Archives: Utilising Brass Bands England's archival records for school engagement in the North West.”

In this talk, Brass Bands England and Creative Educators Shape North will outline their recent project work, whereby Shape North interrogated Brass Bands England's archive collection to develop an immersive and interactive schools' project based around the topic of local history. Working with schools in the NW (Huddersfield HD1 postcode), they invited pupils in to visit the Brass Bands Archive, housed at Heritage Quay, Huddersfield University. They delivered 'History Detective' workshops, art activities, alongside Brass Bands England providing have-a-go instrumental sessions for pupils, to encourage them to connect not only with music, but also with their local history and heritage.

Booking costs: ARA members £10 and non-members £15

The closing date for Eventbrite bookings is Thursday 5th March 2026. Joining instructions will be sent 24 hours before the start date.

Please book your place here before Thursday 5th March 2026 by 5.00pm