Paganel Archives (2012-present)
We have been working at Paganel School since 2007 as part of the ‘Change School’ Creative Partnership programme. A Change of Government led to the funding being cut, but Paganel Primary School decided to continue employing Marcus Belben as a ‘Creative Agent’, and working in partnership with The Library of Birmingham, we were able to secure Heritage Lottery Funding in 2011 to create ‘Paganel Archives’ – representing the stories of the school through the eyes of our ‘Young Archivists’ – the Archives After-School Club.
Paganel Archives remains the only ARCHON registered repository archive in a State Primary School, and we continue to run Paganel Archive After-school club and associated projects, notably at Lodge Hill Cemetery nearby.
- 2025 What a year!
As the sun sets on 2025, International Year of Co-operatives, it’s the perfect time to look back at what we’ve been doing: From our local libraries to the streets of Birmingham, 2025 has been a dramatic - Mapping the Changes with Paganel Archives
‘So where were the School Bomb shelters?’ ‘Let’s find them!’ I could say this with confidence because Young Archivists had found them before, and left breadcrumbs through Paganel Archives catalogue, but good questions always lead to - Avid Explorers of Archives – Paganel Archive After-School Club
Paganel Archives opened in 2012 and was the first (and still the only) ARCHON registered repository archive in a state primary school in the UK. It has unique and fascinating stories about our school and it’s - Friction and Heritage – How can Culture Heal?
PHC and Friction (Marcus and Manon) presented at Community Archives and Heritage Group annual conference at UCL 10th July 2024. It was a day packed with presentations around digitisation, how, when (and sometimes if) Local Authorities - Tribute to Her Majesty
It is a great sadness to us, and all the people we work with to hear about the death of Her Majesty yesterday. We have worked to celebrate the life of the Queen, in this, her