The project Pompey in15 Items was inspired by and made with members of the refugee and asylum seeker community in Portsmouth as many were unaware of Portsmouth’s heritage and most had not visited the city’s top heritage attractions. ArtReach, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund, created the concept of Pompey in 15 Items to introduce a small number of individuals to Portsmouth’s history personally and to give them the opportunity to share a portion of what they learnt with others.
The project brought refugee and asylum-seeking individuals together with Portsmouth residents, to experience tours of five of Portsmouth’s historic attractions. Following the tours, the participants each selected one or two items that they found particularly interesting or inspiring and wrote a short piece introducing the history of that item, which have been put together in this booklet.
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