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Time Travel in Sussex

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experience + Community + Support = Confidence

Time Travel in Sussex  is a development of our successful

Get Into Trains pilot project which was delivered in 2019/2020.

 

Working alongside staff and volunteers from heritage venues and colleagues from Southeast Communities Rail Partnership, Time Travel In Sussex creates opportunities for learning disabled adults and their carers to explore a range of museums in East and West Sussex. The venues are located near train stations, encouraging people to gain confidence and experience of travelling by train and learning about the importance of transport on our local history.

 

Our heritage partners are:

The first phase of this project focused on 'Explore and Co-design' sessions at each venue. This involved the project delivery team, the Community 21 design team from the University of Brighton and colleagues from Southeast Communities Rail Partnership working with learning disabled volunteers in an inclusive co-design process.

Disability Awareness Training was delivered at each heritage venue and we hosted open day events at each venue where we tested our co-designed resources (see below) with members of the wider learning disabled community.

One of the outcomes for this project was to produce a resources for each venue to be used by our heritage partners, aimed at increasing the engagement of learning disabled people. These resources include bespoke boxes, rubber stamps and passport packs.​

An example of the Time Travel stamp and passport
Time Travel Passport Packs
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​The following films were created to promote our Time Travel venue partners.

Time Travel in Sussex
Walking to Anne of Cleves House from Lewes station
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Walking to Anne of Cleves House from Lewes station

A trip to Anne of Cleves House
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A trip to Anne of Cleves House

A trip to Marlipins Museum
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A trip to Marlipins Museum

A trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace
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A trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace

our Creative team

For this project, we have brought together a team of creative facilitators with specific skills and experience of working with learning disabled adults in creative ways.

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Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor
Creative Facilitator

Katie is a professional artist, specialising in Visual Art and Dance. She has particular experience of working with adults with complex disabilities and non-verbal communication.

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Lewes Roberts

Lewes Roberts
Creative Facilitator

Lewes is a professional actor, trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. His work as a performer has varied from television and film roles on Sky and BBC to stage roles in Shakespeare and pantomime.

Lewes is also a writer, focused on writing for theatre and film.

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Sophia Tyndall-Bristow

Sophia Tyndall-Bristow
Creative Facilitator

Sophia is a professional dancer, specialising in Musical Theatre. Her professional portfolio includes performances in pantomime, cabaret, theatre and film and she has a special interest in World Dance traditions.​

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Paula Tollett

Paula Tollett
Creative Facilitator

Paula is a professional artist with a Masters Degree in Photography and a specialism in portraiture. She is also an experienced curator in museums and galleries in West Sussex.​

Time Travel in Sussex is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund with contribution from the Govia Thames Link 'Your station, Your community' Improvement Fund.

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