Black Oxford: Untold Stories Shortlisted for National Lottery Award

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Black Oxford: Untold Stories is competing against nine other projects in the Best Heritage category for the chance to win The National Lottery Awards 2007.

Black Oxford: Untold Stories was set up to highlight the presence and contribution of Oxford University’s black scholars. It was noted that there were no black tour guides registered at the Guild of Guides in Oxford and that the current city tours neglected to point out the significant black presence at the University and in Oxford.

Black Oxford: Untold Stories has addressed this issue by creating the first black heritage guided walking tour. The heritage tour is a two hour history lesson featuring contextual information on the early black British presence, the contribution of black people in the First and Second World War, the Windrush generation, and the presence and contribution of Oxford black community and the University’s black scholars.

Black Oxford: Untold Stories is pioneering in that it is the first and only black heritage project to train members of the community to a recognised and competent level with in-depth knowledge of black British, African American and Caribbean history, tour guiding techniques, marketing and promotion.

Black Oxford: Untold Stories is a unique and innovative project that is slowly helping to change the perception that Oxford is a purely white middle-class city. The project has made tour guiding accessible to the community. The tours have made Oxford’s black heritage accessible to a range of people who had no previous knowledge of Oxford’s black scholars or of the city’s black history. The tours are educating the local community, school children and tourists on the impact that the black community has had on the city.

The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. The Awards aim to celebrate and recognise the difference that those projects have made to people, places and communities all across the UK.

Pamela Roberts, Founder of Black Oxford: Untold Stories said, ‘we’re delighted that Black Oxford: Untold Stories has reached this far in the National Lottery Awards. It is recognition of our hard work, from the initial concept to a project that is really starting to change the perception of Oxford and recognise the presence and contribution of Black people’.

To vote for Black Oxford: Untold Stories visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
and click through to The National Lottery Awards page. From there click on the heritage category and then vote for Black Oxford: Untold Stories!

Alternatively you can call 0845 386 8114 to register your phone vote (calls cost no more than 1.5p). Every vote counts so if you do have time to vote it is appreciated!

Voting closes on 3rd August.

For further information please contact

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