Hat District Luton

02/09/2026

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LUTON?

A memory? Something you were told? Something you learned at school? A local fact, story or piece of history?

Write it in 30 words or fewer.

Your words could be printed and displayed in the Long Gallery, featured online and included in a digital publication.

Submit to Written Here: https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

Deadline: 9 September

02/09/2026

Think of something about Luton. Write it down. Send it in.

It could be something you know, remember, notice or imagine. Keep it under 30 words and make sure the words are your own.

Selected submissions will be displayed in the Long Gallery during Heritage Open Days.

https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

31/08/2026

What would you put on the walls of the Long Gallery?

Written Here is a community open call for short original writing about Luton. Submit a memory, observation, local fact, poem or tiny story in under 30 words.

Selected pieces will be exhibited during Heritage Open Days.

Take part: https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

29/08/2026

Have you got a funny Luton story? Or perhaps one you would like to invent?

Your submission can be factual or imagined. It simply needs to be about Luton, written in your own words and under 30 words.

Selected pieces will become part of Written Here, a Heritage Open Days exhibition in the Long Gallery.

Send yours: https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

28/08/2026

What would only someone who knows Luton notice?

Think of an everyday detail, local habit, familiar place or shortcut. Write it in your own words, keep it under 30 words and send it to us.

Handwrite your piece and upload a photograph, or simply type it into the form.

Submit to Written Here: https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

26/08/2026

Have you spotted a piece of Luton’s history hiding in plain sight?

It might be connected to a building, object, photograph or local fact. Tell us what caught your attention in your own words and keep it under 30 words.

Submit it to Written Here, our community open call for Heritage Open Days.

Selected writing will be exhibited in the Long Gallery from 11–22 September.

Submit: https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

25/08/2026

MARK HERITAGE OPEN DAYS IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Submit a short piece of writing about everyday life in Luton for Written Here, an exhibition at the Long Gallery.

Have you got a funny Luton story?
Know a surprising fact about Luton?
Have you spotted history hiding in plain sight?
What would only someone from Luton notice?
What everyday detail says “Luton” to you?
Which Luton place has a story behind it?

Selected writing will go on display from 11–22 September.

Under 30 words. Handwritten or typed.

It could be a memory, observation, local fact, funny story or something imagined. Whatever your starting point, tell it in your own words and keep it under 30 words.

Submissions now open

https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

21/08/2026

18/08/2026

WRITTEN HERE
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2026

Written Here is a public writing project created for Heritage Open Days, exploring everyday life in Luton through short-form writing.

OPEN CALL
Submit a piece about everyday life in Luton in under 30 words.

EXHIBITION
Selected writing will be exhibited in the Long Gallery at Hat Factory Arts Centre from 11–22 September.

VIEWING & GET-TOGETHER
Friday 18 September, 5–7pm at Hat Works. Free to attend.

Submissions are now open:
https://hatdistrict.co.uk/heritage-open-days-2026

15/08/2026

Creative Trainee Spotlight - Kiah Rihanna

Kiah joined The Culture Trust in August 2025 and has since worked on several projects to enhance Luton's creative community. Some of her work is featured in our Creative Directory which showcases Luton's talent, our monthly networking events for creatives to connect, social media outputs on all platforms and large-scale events like Stockwood Illuminated.

In her own practice, she is a singer-songwriter, producer, performer pianist with piano-driven, emotive original music.

Follow her journey on the Creative Directory https://hatdistrict.co.uk/creativedirectory and on her platform