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The Community Story Hub CIC helps people, families and organisations capture, preserve and share real stories.

Home of Memory Makers, Every Natter Matters and community storytelling projects.

28/07/2026

Local history is not only found in old photographs, archive boxes, buildings and dates.

It is also carried in people’s memories.

The shop that is no longer there. The teacher everyone remembers. The club volunteer who gave up every Saturday. The factory, the pub, the estate, the school, the team, the street, the corner where people used to meet.

These memories are part of the story of a place, but they are often the easiest to lose.

One of the things The Community Story Hub CIC can help communities explore is how personal memories can be connected back to local places through audio, video, written stories, QR codes, exhibitions, trails or community archives.

Not to overcomplicate local history.

Just to make sure the human layer does not disappear.

27/07/2026

There is something powerful about giving young people permission to be curious.

To ask someone older what school was like for them, what music they listened to, where they used to go, what work they did, what they remember about a place, or what advice they would pass on.

These are simple questions, but they can open up meaningful conversations.

Through The Community Story Hub CIC, we want to support more intergenerational storytelling projects where young people can develop confidence, empathy, listening and digital storytelling skills, while older people and community members have the chance to share memories that might otherwise go unrecorded.

It is not technology for the sake of it.

It is technology being used as a reason to connect.

24/07/2026

Memory Makers will always be an important part of our work.

It is the programme most closely connected to older people, dementia, memory loss, care homes, hospices, reminiscence and family legacy work.

But The Community Story Hub CIC has been created as something wider than one programme or one setting.

It is there to support storytelling across families, schools, sports clubs, charities, community groups, care settings, local heritage projects and other organisations where stories, memories and lived experiences matter.

The setting may change, but the purpose remains the same: to help people feel heard, valued and remembered, and to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.

21/07/2026

One of the ideas we are developing through The Community Story Hub CIC is the role of Story Guides.

A Story Guide is not there to interview someone in a formal or complicated way. The role is much simpler than that, but also really important.

It is about helping a conversation happen well.

That means knowing how to ask thoughtful questions, how to give someone time, how to listen without rushing, how to notice the details that matter, and how to treat people’s memories with care.

We see this becoming useful for volunteers, staff, students, family members and community participants who want to help others share and preserve their stories.

Because often the best stories do not come from perfect questions.

They come from someone feeling comfortable enough to start talking.

16/07/2026

Not every story needs to be shared publicly.

In fact, many of the stories captured through The Community Story Hub CIC may stay exactly where they belong: with a person, a family, a care setting, a school, a club or a community group.

That matters.

Storytelling work has to be built on trust. People should know where their story is going, who may see it, and whether it is being kept privately or shared more widely.

Sometimes a story might become part of a family keepsake. Sometimes it may help an organisation show the human side of its work. Sometimes, with permission, it may become part of a community project, exhibition, archive or Memory Trail.

But the choice has to sit with the person sharing it.

Preserving stories should never mean taking ownership of them away from the people they belong to.

14/07/2026

A lot of what we are building through The Community Story Hub CIC comes back to one simple idea: a proper conversation can do more than people realise.

It can help someone feel listened to. It can bring back a memory they have not spoken about for years. It can give a family something meaningful to keep. It can help a care setting, school, charity, club or community understand the people within it a little more deeply.

It can help someone feel listened to. It can bring back a memory they have not spoken about for years. It can give a family something meaningful to keep. It can help a care setting, school, charity, club, or community understand the people within it a little more deeply.

It starts when someone is given time, asked with care and listened to properly.

That is the part we want to help more people and communities make space for.

11/07/2026

One of the things we believe strongly at The Community Story Hub CIC is that people often underestimate the value of their own stories.

Many people will say they have not done anything special, or that nobody would be interested in their memories. But when someone takes the time to ask, what comes out is often full of meaning.

A first job. An old street. A teacher they never forgot. A song they loved. A club they helped with. A place that shaped them. A moment that still makes them smile.

These may sound like small details, but they are often the details families and communities wish they had saved.

Our work is not about making every story sound dramatic. It is about helping people recognise that their memories are worth something because they are theirs and may mean a great deal to someone else one day.

09/07/2026

We have spent a lot of time shaping the words around The Community Story Hub CIC, mainly because the work is simple at heart, but wide in where it can be used.

At its simplest, we help people, families, organisations and communities capture the stories, memories and lived experiences that might otherwise go unrecorded.

These stories are often already there, sitting quietly in families, care homes, schools, clubs, charities and local communities. They are not always written down, filmed or formally archived. Quite often, they live in people’s heads, in everyday conversations, and in the memories we only realise we should have asked about when it is too late.

The Community Story Hub CIC exists to help create the space for those conversations to happen and, where people choose, to preserve them in a way that feels safe, meaningful and useful.

Some stories will remain private. Some will become family keepsakes. Some may help a school, care setting, charity, club or community show the human side of what they do.

But whatever the setting, it usually starts in the same place: with someone being asked, listened to and valued.

15/06/2026

Father’s Day does not have to be only about cards, presents or Sunday lunch. It can also be a chance to ask a few questions that do not always come up in everyday conversation.

You might ask about what his own dad was like when he was young, what he remembers about his childhood home, what moment in life he feels most proud of, what advice stayed with him, or what funny family story still makes him smile. Sometimes one simple question is enough to open up a story you have never heard before, or a story you have heard many times but would still love to hear again.

This is the thinking behind EverKeep, our personal storytelling experience for families who want to capture the voice, memories and personality of a dad, grandad, stepdad, or father figure in a more lasting way.

EverKeep can be relaxed, informal and gentle. It can include stories, photographs, memories, messages and the little details that make someone who they are. It is not about creating something polished or perfect. It is about preserving something real.

Whether you use EverKeep or simply sit down with a cup of tea and ask one good question, our message is the same. Do not wait for the perfect moment to capture a story, because sometimes the best time to ask is now.

11/06/2026

Father’s Day is coming up, and we know many people will be thinking about what to buy for a dad, grandad, stepdad or father figure.

EverKeep is a little different.

It is not something to wear, use once or put in a drawer. It is a guided storytelling experience that helps capture someone’s voice, memories, stories, humour, advice and family moments in their own words.

It might be childhood memories, working life, family traditions, funny stories, lessons learned, proud moments or messages for the people they love.

The result is a private family keepsake that can be held onto, shared and returned to for years to come.

This Father’s Day, give him the chance to tell the stories only he can tell.

If you would like to know more about EverKeep, send us a message and we’ll share the details.

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http://www.thecommunitystoryhub.org/

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