Could you record life in Suffolk during the Covid-19 outbreak? We want to hear from people from all walks of life and all ages from right acorss Suffolk.
What's involved?
Make a daily or weekly recording of life in Suffolk. This could range from a handwritten diary, illustration or photography. If you have another medium you'd like to donate please email archives@suffolk.gov.uk to check whether we can accept it.
All submissions can be anonymised if you wish and will be entered into our archive as a documentation of Suffolk during this outbreak.
Why get involved?
You will be making a big difference to the future understanding of this time in Suffolk's history.
How to get involved?
- Sign into your account or sign up to Volunteer Makers.
- Accept the challenge.
- Start your writing your account.
- We will be in touch with details of how to submit your scrapbooks when our branches reopen.
- Record the time you take writing your account on Volunteer Makers.
Ideal Skills
- Archive cataloguing
- Construction
- Copywriting
- Customer Service
- Design & Illustration
- Event Management
- Event Stewarding
- Fundraising
- Gardening
- Languages
- Maintenance and Repair
- Money Handling
- Photography
- Project Management
- Reading/Storytelling
- Research
- Social Media
- Web Development
- Working independently
- Working with Children 0-5yrs
- Working with Children 6 - 12yrs
- Working with Databases
- Working with Young People
- Hands-on and practical work
- I'm based near Lowestoft
- I'm based near Ipswich
- I'm based near Bury St. Edmunds
Ideal Interests
- Archive cataloguing
- Architecture and Building management
- Business and management
- Commercial Development
- Community Engagement
- Computers and Technology
- Conservation
- Creative and Arts
- Design
- Event & Project Management
- Events and Programming
- Food & Beverage
- Fundraising
- Learning and Education
- Marketing and communications
- Retail
- Teaching and Training
- Visitor Service/ Front of House
- Exhibition Installation
- Local History
- Collection Care
- I'm based near Lowestoft
- I'm based near Ipswich
- I'm based near Bury St. Edmunds