A report from the 2018 National Demonstration to Save Our Libraries

Saturday 3rd of November 2018 saw the second national demonstration to Save Our Libraries. The event was organised by grassroots campaigners within Unison and PCS. The first demonstration took place in 2016 and attracted a crowd of 2,500-3,000 but this year’s event was much smaller. Although, there were a small number in attendance it did …

Cataloguing the nation’s collective memory: a day in the life at the British Library

We have to think about future generations and the knowledge we can pass on. Some things you lose, and you can never get them back. Prospect represents about 6,000 members across the heritage sector in the UK. Back in January 2018 Prospect Profile ran an article entitled Heroes of Heritage where they interviewed a number …

#High5Heritage!

On November 25th, the day of the much-anticipated and feared Spending Review, Prospect reps received the surprising and welcome news that the Library will see no cash reduction in Grant in Aid to 2010-21. Having anticipated 25-40% cuts, this was infinitely better than expected, though in real terms (once inflation is taken into account) it …

Building roads to the future

Boston Spa's David Johnson gives Blind Jack Metcalfe the lowdown on heritage funding in Knaresborough town centre. York celebrates highwaymen, but Knaresborough's heroes had more peaceful occupations - Blind Jack was a road maker, and if he helped Turpin along we are sure it wasn't intentional! Don't forget - tweet your own pic to #high5heritage@prospectunion …

Remember, remember – don’t burn our heritage!

Every media campaign needs a pussy cat, and here is ours: - Support better funding or the pussy cat dies! Boston Spa Section's Anne stands before the Additional Storage building - a high-density hub containing just part of the BL's vast collections. Members and supporters at Boston Spa