Local and Community History Month is the month-long celebration of community that takes place across the United Kingdom. For instance, we know that Edinburgh has a tramway system in place but did you know that many years ago Paisley had trams?
Organised by the Historical Association, activities occur across the country every May to raise awareness of a strong community and to highlight local history.
CHALLENGE – Research Project
You are going to create a research project on Paisley. Your project should try to include the following;
- Paisley location on map of Scotland
- Location of Ferguslie Park on map of Paisley (compass direction from town centre)
- Identify surrounding towns/cities that Paisley shares a border with
- The history of Paisley (What was Paisley historically famous for?)
- Transport Links in Paisley (Did you know that Paisley used to have Trams?)
- Research famous people from Paisley
- Research famous buildings/monuments in Paisley
- Sports clubs/teams in paisley (This doesn’t need to be only St Mirren FC)
- Things to do in Paisley
- Your personal feelings about currently living in Paisley.
This project should carried out throughout the month of May and can be presented as:
- Powerpoint / Sway presentation
- BOOKLET/Selection of posters
- i-movie production / Drama Production
The deadline to be handed in for is Friday 29th May
Good Luck!
