Evaluating Peregrini

Katherine Williams is a freelance consultant providing support to charities and community organisations to raise funds, develop projects and evaluate impact. She is currently working with the Peregrini Lindisfarne project to carry out a qualitative and participative evaluation of the three year Landscape Partnership. More information about the project can be found on the Peregrini Lindisfarne website.

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Life after Peregrini for Ian Kille

Read about Life after Peregrini for Ian Kille at northumberlandcoastaonb.org

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WATCH: The Old Lifeboat House on Holy Island opens after £1.37m restoration project

The long history of lifeboat rescues on Holy Island has been preserved.

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Read about Pilgrims Way half-term guided walk at Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership

Walk in the footsteps of the original Peregrini ('Peregrini' means 'pilgrims')

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Making use of the new Lifeboat House

The new(ish) visitor buildings on #HolyIsland proved useful when Holy Island Hikes #walkers were dodging the rain showers at the weekend. pic.twitter.com/fV8jt60i5G

— Mary Gunn (@maryholyisland1) October 17, 2017

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Cattle have arrived on Lindisfarne as part of the dune grazing project

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Great to meet the Peregrini management team and the Heritage Lottery Fund monitor yesterday. I came away with lots to think about - in particular, how to make the evaluation useful so that learning can inform future projects and activities.

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Feedback about the Peregrini willow trail leaflet

The new leaflet from @NE_Northumbria shows the marsh helleborine next to the caption and description of the #Lindisfarne helleborine !?! pic.twitter.com/CWRf6AuseI

— Mary Gunn (@maryholyisland1) October 5, 2017

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Filming Peregrini

I am really excited to have started working with @alanfentiman to produce an evaluation film which will celebrate the best of the Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership Scheme. Filming will start properly next week with a visit to live projects at Common Slap (archaeology) and St Cuthbert’s Island (historic buildings). I can’t wait to see the results. Fingers crossed for some good weather!

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http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/guide-available-for-willow-sculpture-trail-on-holy-island-1-8747589

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World War II defences

Last week I visited the gun emplacement at Scremerston. The first thing that struck me about it was just how huge it was. Seeing the size of it suddenly gave me a glimpse into what it might have been like all those decades ago (the dog in the photo shows the scale). It is not a beautiful construction as many of the other Peregrini heritage buildings are, but it is no less evocative.

This weekend, the project hosted an open day at the gun emplacement and 23 visitors were able to view illustrations showing the structure during wartime, with the huge gun in situ. Project staff and volunteers were on hand to provide further information about the site and other areas of the project.

It seems a shame that more people didn’t take up this opportunity and I wonder what would encourage more people to view this as a building of historical significance. Perhaps the interpretation that will be installed here will help with this - to enable walkers and beach goers to find out a little bit more about the heritage of this coastline.

The evaluation questions for this project are:

1. Is the work done to improve the structure (cleaning graffiti, removing litter etc) sustainable?

2. Has this project enabled more people to understand the heritage of the coastline?

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Heritage Open Days - Peregrini Buildings Project exhibition

Read about Heritage Open Days - Peregrini Buildings Project exhibition at Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership

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Heritage Open Days - Scremerston Gun Emplacement

Read about Heritage Open Days - Scremerston Gun Emplacement at Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership