Featured Archive

We feel it is important to highlight the work of groups around the UK showing the diversity and impact of Community Archives 

Our current featured archive is ……

Project Pigeon

Project Pigeon is an art and education project based in central Birmingham. In celebration of Birmingham’s rich pigeon fancying heritage they have been developing an archive which records the history and culture of pigeon fancying in the area.  Supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund volunteers have been making oral history recordings, conducting video interviews with pigeon fanciers as well as collecting memorabilia. 

Pigeon fancying is a fascinating part of the West Midlands’ social history and still today Birmingham has more pigeon fanciers than any other UK city. The archive not only gives insight into pigeons but into many areas of Birmingham life such as the development of council housing and the rules and regulations about keeping pigeons and the evolution of working men’s clubs- where many pigeon clubs still meet. 

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If you would like your group to be featured in this way in the coming month's please contact Elaine Davis elaine@communityarchives.org.uk