"NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) funded a pilot in Liverpool of this website, which allowed people to click on a map and then add their memories linked to a particular place".

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"This makes people feel valued and that they have a voice – that history is something about people’s memories of small things, not big stories being handed down or something that is for museums only.

It allows people to feel part of a community: to talk about the changes, to feel a sense of belonging. It can be a learning tool for schools, giving the experiences of individual migrants.

They have found that their site is good for people in hospital – giving them something to do, assisting their recovery. It is also useful for community workers, who need to find activities for teenage boys. People have posted inspiring stories about how they started a charity or overcame problems".