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Campaign! Make an Impact CPD event
holding an event on Tuesday 16th March for Museums, Libraries and Archives and educational professionals. The purpose of the event is for these professionals to gain a greater understanding of the Campaign! Make an Impact project and how it can be delivered in Museums, Libraries and Archives and through schools. Campaign! Make an Impact is an innovative initiative that supports museums and archives in using their collections to inspire young people into active citizenship. Campaign! Make an Impact is being rolled out by the British Library and MLA working in partnership over 2009-2011. It is a national programme funded through the DCMS Strategic Commissioning Programme. The event will follow the 3 stage model of the Campaign project giving examples of how past projects have covered each of these areas. There will be the opportunity for attendees to take part in one of the sessions created by the Galleries of Justice Museum for the Campaign! project and to speak to the curator and staff who have delivered the project. Refreshments and lunch are provided and there are a maximum of 50 places available for each session. If you are interested in attending this event please contact Laura Dean, mailto:laura.dean@nccl.org.uk or 0115 952 0555 ext. 242 for more information or to book a place on the event.Northampton Museums presents: Shoe of the Month for September.
Robin the Wonder Boy they were an instant hit defeating such arch villains as the Joker, the Riddler and the Penguin. Cleaning up the streets of Gotham city. These sneakers were produced at about the time the TV series became popular. Produced by Randy, one of the largest sneaker companies in the US , they not only came with a mask that could be cut out from the side of the box but also with a batman ring, ensuring that anyone who wore these sneakers upheld the Batman code- Be honest, play fair and obey the law. If you have a close look at Batman’s shoes on the box he of course is wearing his own shoes! These sneakers were purchased through the Collecting Cultures purchase fund an Heritage Lottery Initiative to improve the Shoe Collection at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. If you wish to see other items purchased, make suggestions about what training shoes and sneakers we should purchase or offer a donation please join our Facebook group The Trainer Collection.Shoe of the Month from Northampton Museums: August
ns all over Europe and the rest of the world. "The Shoes of Jesus" feature different poems and are designed to encourage empathy & sympathy in equal measure with the plight of the orphan. The sad, despairing poem on the right foot sums up the worst case scenario for the orphan, when his or her human rights are not met through political indifference and neglect. The lively, cheerful poem on the left foot (in line with the heart) sums up the best case scenario for the when his or her basic human rights are respected and honoured. The vision is to raise funds to improve orphanages to promote caring and an ethos of brotherhood and sisterhood amongst orphans worldwide, in the hope of enhancing a sense of security and belonging. This project was winner of the "Cordwainers' Award for Sustainable Fashion" at the London College of Fashion's Award Ceremony on 29th June 2009.Shoe of the Month - July 2009. From Northampton Museums
ce 1993 and has presented her own show on the station since 1995. She is frequently seen on TV and is a regular presenter of the Glastonbury Festival TV show. The shoes are signed ‘Big Love Jo Whiley’
