Volunteering at SWiB
SWiB actively seeks to provide an accessible means by which the public can engage with images relating to the people, and places of the regions past. At present we have 25 volunteers who are busy cataloguing, scanning and preserving our main collection under the supervision of a full-time qualified Archivist.
Being part of the SWiB team does not simply offer office based work; we also enjoy visiting various heritage sites in the city and engaging in other activities.
SWiB/SWiB Board of Directors (PBA) Christmas Party, December 2008
SWiB office excursion, Royal Naval Base Museum, October 2009
(photo taken by John Tozer)
Existing SWiB Volunteers
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have many interests. Some are interested in local history and belong to local photographic groups and history societies, we also offer opportunities for those with disabilities to develop skills and work-experience not available to them in normal employment.
In accordance with our 'Learning For All' objectives, we offer work-placements to a number of college and university students who are eager to learn about the workings of a digital archive and the value of our collections as a historical resource.
Here are some of our team members at work (permission given to exhibit):
1) Anne Chamings, 2) Jim Hawkins, 3) Derek Hiscock and Maureen Beardsley
4) Mike Yeats and Christine Davis, 5) John Pawley and Karol Kwiatek, 6) John Tozer and Colin Cotton
7) Eileen Willey, 8) Di Lawer, 9) Emma Taylor (work experience AA)
10) Val Scott, 11) Paul Thompson, 12) Brenda Buckley
13) Denise Bailey, 14) Simon Gomery (FOTONOW), 15) Katy Barber (work experience AA)
16) Lucy Hill (work experience AA)
Further Links
