The High Street Project is a national u3a research project which looks at changes to local high streets, coordinated by Research and Shared Learning Project volunteers.
u3a members are invited to record details of premises in their local high streets - take a note of what businesses there are, and take photos of the shop fronts - to be fed into a database. Researchers will then revisit the same high streets in 18 months’ time to note any changes that have taken place.
The findings, including anecdotes from u3a members who recall high streets of the past, will form a landmark report for publication by the Trust in 2022, helping to raise the u3as profile in its 40th anniversary year.
Further information can be found on our Sources blog