Information about Eastbourne WRVS Heritage Plus project
By Nicola Benge
Veronica - Eastbourne WRVS Heritage Plus Project co-ordinator
Photo from WRVS Heritage Plus Archive
Hamish MacGillivray - Heritage Plus co-ordinator for the BME communities in the Eastbourne area.
WRVS Heritage Plus runs a wide range of free activities and workshops for people to share their memories, knowledge, life experiences, cultures and traditions. Our workshops usually take place once a week over a period of five to ten weeks and involve a range of activities including reminiscence, local history, creative writing, art and drama.
Activities often take place at the WRVS Centre in Eastbourne and we can often help with transport arrangements for those who would like to attend but have difficulty with this. We also arrange outings and special events for our participants and more details of these can be found in the Activities section of our website.
Along with this, we also have a special programme of activities based in Eastbourne aimed at engaging with members of the BME communities of the Sussex area.
Heritage Plus is also looking for volunteers who would like to be involved in this wonderful opportunity to record people's individual and community histories. Volunteering opportunities include recording oral history interviews, facilitating reminiscence groups using creative processes such as creative writing, art or drama with older people, administration, help with refreshments / meet & greet and website editing. Training is provided for these various roles and expenses are paid.
If you would like to find out more or take part in any of the activities we are running, or you would like to volunteer with us, please call or email Veronica Payne, the Heritage Plus co-ordinator for Eastbourne on:
Tel. 07919 991545 / 01323 412279
Email: heritagepluseastbourne@wrvs.org.uk
For any enquiries related to Heritage Plus activities with the BME communities please contact Hamish MacGillivray on:
Tel. 07786 866505 / 01323 412279
Email: heritageplusbmeEastbourne@wrvs.org.uk
WRVS Heritage Plus Eastbourne
WRVS Russel Centre
24 Hyde Road,
Eastbourne,
BN21 4SX.