Our Past, Our Future: Young People & Heritage

This one-day event will bring together a range of speakers to share their experiences working on different heritage engagement projects across Scotland. We will reflect upon activities undertaken during the Year of Young People (2018) and explore how best to support young people’s interest in the past as they become the heritage caretakers of the future.

**Please note that the venue has changed from the AK Bell Library to the Hay Room in Dewars Centre. Dewars Centre is right next to the train station in Perth city centre.**

Dr Jeff Sanders (Dig It!) will give the keynote address, 'Working with young people: the fear, the failure and the fantastic.' How do you create meaningful links between the next generation and the past? This talk explores the benefits and challenges of working with young people on projects and events, and considers why we should do it in the first place.

Jeff is a passionate advocate for archaeology, with considerable experience of working across (and beyond) the heritage sector on collaborative projects. Working with the Dig It! project means that you’re as likely to find him in a meeting about Minecraft as getting his hands dirty on a dig.

Dig It! is a celebration of Scottish archaeology coordinated by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, which has actively supported the study and enjoyment of Scotland’s past since 1780. Visit DigItScotland.com to find out more.

Timetable:

09.30-10.00 Registration

10.00-10.15 Welcome from the Scottish Civic Trust

10.15-10.35 David Maclehose (Perth Civic Trust), Stanley Mills are so much more than the building

10.35-10.55 Graham Ross (Austin-Smith:Lord), (Y)our City Centre : past, present, possible

10.55-11.15 Fiona Watson (Scotland’s Urban Past), Scotland’s Urban Past: community engagement, heritage and young people.

11.15-11.30 questions

11.30-12.00 tea break

12.00-12.20 Khaleda Noon (Heritage & Inclusion; Intercultural Youth Scotland), Listening to unheard voices

12.20-12.40 Julia Brunner (Celebrating Speyside), Celebrating Speyside Project: Engaging Young People with their local Heritage on their own terms

12.40-13.00 Amy Calder (YouthLink Scotland), Young Heritage Researchers exploring the impact of WW1 on young women in Scotland

13.00-13.15 questions

13.15-14.15 Lunch

14.15-15.45 Keynote address by Jeff Sanders (Dig It!), Working with young people: the fear, the failure and the fantastic

15.45-46.45 Closing reception

The talks:

David Maclehose, Perth Civic Trust

Stanley Mills are so much more than the building

This talk reflects on the re-development of Stanley Mills just North of Perth, with special attention to the creation of the educational exhibition, as well as looking at the on-going work the Perth Civic Trust is developing with young people and Perth College (UHI).

Graham Ross, Austin-Smith:Lord

(Y)our City Centre : past, present, possible

This talk looks at the ambitious (Y)our City Centre project for Glasgow City Council, in collaboration with MVRDV, planning a bold future vision for Glasgow's city centre. This includes the recently published (Y)our Broomielaw Regeneration Framework for a vibrant, mixed use city centre riverfront district.

Fiona Watson, Scotland’s Urban Past

Scotland’s Urban Past: Community engagement, heritage and young people

Over the past 5 years Scotland’s Urban Past has worked with young people across the country as they investigate, record and celebrate the past of buildings towns and cities. Our approach includes training workshops, projects and a dedicated Youth Forum. This talk reflects upon some of the projects undertaken by SUP during the Year of Young People.

Khaleda Noon, Intercultural Youth Scotland

Listening to unheard voices

This talk looks at the ways in which to support young people from diverse backgrounds, using the Heritage & Engagement project as an example. The project was designed to combat social isolation among ethnic minority students at Broughton and Portobello High Schools in Edinburgh while also supporting the young people through their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. It also discusses a brand new project, Intercultural Youth Scotland.

Julia Brunner, Historic Environment Scotland

Celebrating Speyside Project: Engaging Young People with their local Heritage on their own terms

This talk discusses the idea behind the Celebrating Speyside Project and introduces the area and schools involved, as well as the on-going projects that are being developed by and for young people. Furthermore it looks at how to collaborate with other projects, organisations and local communities. It also will address the difficulties of running such a project and the impact it has been having on the young people, teachers and schools involved.

Amy Calder, YouthLink Scotland

Young Heritage Researchers exploring the impact of WW1 on young women in Scotland

In partnership with the National Library of Scotland and with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, YouthLink Scotland supported youth groups across Scotland to conduct youth-led research exploring the impact of WW1 on young women in Scotland. This presentation will focus on the process and impact of delivering the Youngwummin project and an opportunity to view a dance film created by one of the youth groups focussing on the changing lives and experiences of women living in wartime.

Accessibility:

Dewars Centre is wheelchair accessible and there is parking at the venue for £1 for the day. If you have additional access requirements or need more information, please contact the organisers.