East Cleveland Online

Anglo Saxon Event

Steve Thompson — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:43:37 +0000

Skinningrove History Group

Steve Thompson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:29:32 +0000

This group are associated with Lofus Library which hosts the famous East Cleveland Image Archive
and are connected via the Community History Network.

6 people turned up for the session. They would be the first to admit that they are low level ICT users. Two had no email address and one had never been on the Internet before. The session started badly. There was a mountain of paperwork to do as I was working with this group under the UK online project but also wearing my ERDF hat. The logging on system at the local centre was a nightmare too. I gave everyone a http://commarch.net account which is a Google Apps Educational edition allowing me to create unlimited accounts. The idea is that by pre-populating various web accounts and using the “magic password” I’ve developed this should make life easier for the new user even if it is a hassle for me. This was compounded when the users also had to log on to the computers but using a slightly varied password. When all this was over we took a break and began afresh. We had a brill session. The fun they all had particularly the man on the Internet was a joy to behold. We did an exercise collaborating on a Google Doc which was hilarious. I did not let them loose on their new website yet but this will come.http://eastcleveland.org.uk/skinningrovehistory

New Website for CIMM

Steve Thompson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:03:12 +0000

This group is associated with Lofus Library and connected via the Community History Network.

This group has had a website set up by the former chair who is now retired (see right). For a long time they have been unable to edit this website and approached me to do something about this. We have set up some webspace currently shared with two other community groups. This space will eventually replace and becomeEast Cleveland Online and will eventually be the web home of up to 20 community projects. By sharing the cost of hosting in this way they will be more sustainable.

I set up a CMS system using WordPress and a volunteer at the Museum spent some time adding content. When the site was ready to go live we needed to transfer the domain name and change the DNS settings. This always filled with problems. Eventually I visited the home of the retired chair and made the changes. These changes did not at first “take” requiring him to make a call to the Philippines where his ISP has their call centre eventually the domain name propagated and the new website can be seen here http://ironstonemuseum.co.uk - next will come training sessions with the staff and volunteers and we’ll be looking to make the site more vibrant and possibly include some social media marketing.

Winkies Castle

Steve Thompson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:46:19 +0000

When we decided to start to host new projects on the new East Cleveland Online server it was Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum and Skinningrove History Group who were party to this and both agreed that if we could get a minimum of 10 groups and orgs sharing then the cost would be negligible. However, Winkies Castle Folklore Museum are the first to be hosted here. Basically I was trying to fix a problem with the Winkies site and blew the whole thing. Luckily I had a back up of all the content and the database so I just rebuilt the site at the new East Cleveland Online. You can find it here http://eastcleveland.org.uk/winkiescastle

Whitecliffe Children on Unicef Site

Steve Thompson — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:31:52 +0000

Children from Whitecliffe Primary School ,in Carlin How, have created signs to let people in local villages know about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). These signs can be seen in Skinningrove and Carlin How.

You can read the full story on the UNICEF site. Click Here.

And Finally

Steve Thompson — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:03:51 +0000

Now that the event is over here is a video from Steve Sherlock talking about the find. It has been a fantastic week, thanks to everyone involved.

IFRAME Embed for Youtube

Steve Sherlock Story #3

Steve Thompson — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:23:47 +0000

Here’s the third posting from Steve Sherlock. This is copyright material so please treat accordingly. These pictures will be available in a book from Kirkleatham Museum quiet soon.

Grave 43

Grave 43 was situated next to the bed burial (grave 42) and also contained a spectacular group of objects that are unique to the site. It is thought that the gold, silver and glass jewellery in this grave was worn on a fine thread, possibly cotton, although nothing of this material survived. The jewellery was hung in a pattern that was repeated on each side of a centrepiece of a triangular-shaped gold pendant set with an interesting glass bead. On each side of the pendant was a biconical gold wire bead, followed by a silver sphere or bulla, followed by a silver bead with a pattern of decoration copying the gold wire and then a glass bead at each end. The grave also contained a further gold wire bead and a silver annular brooch. This brooch may have fastened part of the headdress, sometimes called a coif.

Schools Exhibits and a Poem

Steve Thompson — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:31:38 +0000

This video features a poem by John Stockwell of Loftus Community Forum and exhibits by St Joseph’s, Handale and Hummersea Primary Schools. Tomorrow the Anglo Saxon Quiz !

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Skinningrove History Group

Steve Thompson — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:34:07 +0000

Here is the presentation from Skinningrove History Group.

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Steve Sherlock Story #2

Steve Thompson — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:08:26 +0000

Here’s the second posting from Steve Sherlock. This is copyright material so please treat accordingly. These pictures will be available in a book from Kirkleatham Museum quiet soon.

Plan of grave 29 to show the location of the sword within the grave