SPAN: a hands-on history project is a participatory research project that involves members of the public in researching and writing history. It is a collaboration between Wellspring Settlement, the Feminist Archive South, and the University of Bristol, and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

To learn more about the project please have a look at our project website www.thespanproject.org.uk/ and follow us on twitter here: The SPAN project

Single Parent Action Network (SPAN) was formed in the 1990s by a group of Bristol women who wanted to support each other and make life better for single parents. Our aim is to tell their story.

We believe that it is important to bring new voices into the discussion of the past. This seems very important when writing the history of an organisation like SPAN, which included many working-class and black activists, and which put the experience of single parents at the heart of its work.

In this online event we will share the story of our research project and present a short film about the history of SPAN. There will be an opportunity to ask questions about the project, about SPAN and to hear about our plans.

This event will take place over Zoom.

A link and further details will be sent to you a week before the event.