Professional support for your heritage project
Introducing Past Forward
Past Forward showcases professional archive services offered by a network of local authority, specialist archives and record offices, to groups and individuals embarking on heritage projects throughout the UK.
Whether you are part of a community history group, local council, parish church, school or club, or embarking on a personal project, the archive services offered through Past Forward can help you prepare for, deliver and drive public engagement with your heritage project.
Past Forward Services are available via participating Archive Services and include:
Plan
essential
project budgeting considerations
Deliver
all the services you need to help deliver a successful project
Engage
archive services to help you share your project with the public
Why use archives?
Archives contain the raw materials we need to uncover the authentic, engaging and relevant stories that sit at the heart of any heritage project.
How do we get started?
Past Forward Archive Services are available via local, county or specialist archives. Get in touch with any participating archive service to get started with your project.