Kirkham Treasures has been planned to reveal the past and preserve heritage, while also seeking to develop a cultural vision for the town. A successful grant application to Historic England has resulted in the development of a High Street Action Zone pilot project for Kirkham and includes the development of a cultural consortium. Focusing attention on Kirkham’s rich heritage and its historic High
Street, providing a wide range of exciting opportunities to help gather information and create artwork that will celebrate the town’s past. There is a fantastic range of opportunities for all ages to get involved and they include.
• Telling stories, to sharing memories and photographs.
• Learning how to undertake a piece of historical research.
• Writing a story and seeing it published online.
• Younger children can draw treasures maps.
• Families can create artwork for Kirkham’s window Heritage Treasure Trail, planned to take place during the Easter holidays.
• Help create artwork for Kirkham town centre.
• Undertake a piece of research and publish it here. Those feeling more adventurous may want to try their hand at fused glass or making a tunnel book. The resulting artwork from many of the activities mentioned will inform the creation of the final artwork, that will eventually animate Kirkham’s high Street. Detail and guidelines are all provided, please note that some activities must be booked online. Let’s make history and work towards creating a positive future! This project forms the first phase of Kirkham’s High Street Heritage Action Zone project which is funded by Historic England.