Heritage Story Package · Theresa Hatchett

Your community's story, made into work you own.

I turn your elders' memories and your community's history into professional newspapers, flipbooks, films, songs and learning packs. Paid for from funding you can get, and taught so you can keep telling it.

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Stories are disappearing faster than they're being recorded

For African and Caribbean heritage groups, churches, CICs and cultural associations who know their story matters but don't have the people to tell it well.

You need it for an event

Black History Month, an anniversary, an exhibition, a service. Something people can hold, read and share.

You need it for your funder

Professional outputs that show your grant was well spent, and help win the next one.

You can't wait any longer

Your elders are getting older. If their stories aren't captured now, they're gone.

What one story becomes

For Black History Month 2026 I told the story of eleven children born in a Louisiana prison and sold by the state. From one essay came:

Newspaper special
Interactive flipbook
Original artwork
Three songs
Talk slides
Education pack
Question cards
Social posts

Read the free essay, then ask me for the links to the newspaper special and flipbook.

Three packages

Every package includes consent forms for everyone who shares a story, two rounds of changes, and files you keep.

Story Special

£750

Your story written up from interviews or notes
A newspaper special edition
An interactive flipbook with original artwork
3 social posts to share it

For one story, one event

Most chosen

Story and Talk

£1,250

Everything in Story Special
A 60-minute talk at your event, online or in person
Talk slides you keep

For launches, services and Black History Month

Full Heritage

£2,500

Everything in Story and Talk
A custom education pack for schools and groups
An original song or short film
Question cards for families and groups

For funded heritage projects

Already have funding, or applying?

I can help you cost the package into your bid as professional fees and digital outputs, so it's paid from money set aside for exactly this.

National Lottery Awards for All

£300 to £20,000 for community groups, schools and charities, including activities that bring people together.

National Lottery Heritage Fund

From £10,000 for not-for-profit groups. Stories, oral histories, music and cultural traditions count as heritage.

Check each fund's current guidance and deadlines before applying. Heritage Fund projects usually share finished outputs under an open licence; I'll set this up correctly with you. My methods, templates and studio remain my own.

How it works

1.
A conversation: We talk about your story, your event, your timeline and your budget or grant.
2.
A proposal: You get a short proposal. A 50% deposit books your place.
3.
The stories: Interviews, notes and photos are gathered, with signed consent from everyone.
4.
Your work: You review two drafts, then receive everything to keep and share.

Terms

Payment: 50% to book, 50% on delivery
Changes: two rounds included
Consent: signed forms for every contributor
Your story: stays yours; I'm credited as maker
Portfolio: I may show the finished work, with your agreement
Places: a limited number of projects each month

“Whoever records a community's story decides how it's remembered.”

About me

I'm Theresa Hatchett. I've worked in community media, diaspora networks and cultural production for thirty years, starting in community radio in 1995. I write, make art and music, and build digital tools, all in my own studio.

I help African-heritage communities and founders turn their stories, knowledge and networks into assets that educate, connect and earn.

Is there a story your community needs told?

Email me with a line about your group, your story and your timeline. I'll reply to arrange a conversation.

theresahatchett@urbanadventure.org.uk