Routes to Roots National Lottery Heritage Fund Project
Bringing old and new communities together to help celebrate and care for Thurrock's Heritage.
Routes to Roots, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, is helping to bring old and new communities together to care for, explore and celebrate our past at the Thurrock Museum.
We are currently looking for volunteers who support crucial museum activities, including updating the museum's specialist database and re-boxing artefacts to ensure they are protected and preserved for future generations.
The work will help improve the care of the museum's collections while creating opportunities for people from different backgrounds and generations to learn from one another and build a shared appreciation of Thurrock's heritage.
Anyone interested in volunteering, learning new skills, meeting new people and helping preserve Thurrock's heritage is encouraged to get involved.
Applications are currently open, as we are still looking for volunteers to join the project
For more information about the Routes to Roots project go to: Microsoft Word - Routes to Roots Project Participant Role
National Lottery Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Routes to Roots is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.
This project will take place from December 2024 until March 2027, and may be extended to October 2027
Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, UK newcomers within Thurrock’s community will come together with long-standing community members to help the Museum with these Core Activities:
Adding vital information to our specialist museum database...
Re-boxing our artefacts to ensure they are better stored...
These Core Activities will ensure better care of our artefacts and help us to better understand and celebrate Thurrock’s Heritage.
Starting in April 2026, we will work with our Project Participants to co-curate a Project Showcase which will involve an exhibition and event.
We will also pilot an educational programme which links to learning outcomes for students from local educational organisations.
Who will we work with?
We will work with the above partners to recruit Project Participants to help us with our Core Activity Work.
We will work with TCHC and Thurrock Adult Community College on our pilot educational programme.
The museum office is open to answer enquiries from 9am to 4:30pm, Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays.