1. Connected Communities Festival Cardiff 2 nd July 2014 Nick Higgett De Montfort University nph@dmu.ac.uk

2. Connected Communities Heritage Network www.heritagenetwork.dmu.ac.uk heritagenetwork@dmu.ac.uk https://www.facebook.com/HeritageNetwork @HeritageNetCC

3. Main Investigators Nick Higgett - De Montfort University Christine Garwood - University of Hertfordshire Philip Riden & Susanne Seymour - University of Nottingham Martin Phillips - University of Leicester Fiona Hackney – Falmouth University Kim Marwood & Bob Johnston – University of Sheffield Hester Kapur - Newark Heritage Barge Wendy Freer - Railway & Canal Historical Society David Devanny – Project Administrator Teodora Zeia - Web Administrator

4. Phase 1 Aims To develop a network to disseminate and share research findings and experiences from Heritage projects funded by the AHRC’s Connected Communities (CC) programme. To provide support and guidance for communities involved in the co-design and co-production of heritage research.

5. Phase 1 2013-14 Conducted consultations to determine needs Set up web site, FB page and Twitter Over 65 project members December 2014 Symposium and Exhibition with over 100 attendees

6. Connected Communities Heritage Network www.heritagenetwork.dmu.ac.uk heritagenetwork@dmu.ac.uk https://www.facebook.com/HeritageNetwork @HeritageNetCC

7. Phase 2 2014-15 Aims To consolidate and extend the Network To develop web site content To include other (non CC) AHRC heritage projects e.g. Digital Transformations and heritage groups To liaise with AHRC CC leadership fellows, HLF and NCCPE

8. Phase 2 2014-15 Aims To hold a second symposium at Sheffield in January 2015 To produce an edited volume based on the symposium

9. Today’s Discussion Future direction of the Network? Improvements and new content for the web site? Themes and content for the second symposium? Other?