Forwarded from the ARCHIVES-NRA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK list, with Kate Chantry's permission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Suffolk Archives Transformation information Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:12:17 +0000 From: Kate Chantry <00002a915c84bc30-dmarc-request@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Reply-To: Kate Chantry <Kate.Chantry@SUFFOLK.GOV.UK> To: ARCHIVES-NRA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Dear Colleagues We are excited to be bringing an ambitious project to Suffolk, which will transform the way we engage with archives. Set to open in Spring 2020, “The Hold: a Suffolk Archive service for the 21st Century” will create a new, flagship heritage facility, to care for and showcase our county’s records and collections. It will bring locally and nationally significant exhibitions to all Suffolk Archives branches, state of the art research facilities and more access than ever before to digital collections. The countywide activity plan which comes hand in hand with The Hold building, enables us to deliver many more archive related events, learning activities and digital programmes across Suffolk, meaning more people can truly connect with Suffolk’s unique and fascinating history than ever before. As part of the transformation:- * Lowestoft Archives will be temporarily closed between Monday 3 February and Monday 2 March 2020 for building refurbishments. * Ipswich Archives will close on 2 March 2020 for starting the final preparations for moving the archives from the current building in Gatacre Road to the new bespoke facilities at The Hold. * Collections will start to be moved from the Outstore at Bury St Edmunds Archives in March and so will be unavailable.  The collections stored in the main Bury St Edmunds Archive building will however continue to be available for study as the main building and searchroom will stay open to the public. For more information see https://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/about-suffolk-archives/service-changes-at-suffolk-record-office/december-2019/ Kind regards Kate *Kate Chantry* Strategic Manager Suffolk Archives Strategic Development Growth, Highways and InfrastructureDirectorate Suffolk County Council Suffolk Archives Ipswich, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ www.suffolkarchives.co.uk <http://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/> 'The Hold: A Suffolk Archives Service for the 21st Century' is a partnership project between Suffolk County Council and the University of Suffolk, made possible through the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund <https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/>, the Coastal Communities Fund <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coastal-communities-fund-round-5>, the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership <https://newanglia.co.uk/>, the Garfield Weston Foundation <https://garfieldweston.org/>, the Wolfson Foundation <https://www.wolfson.org.uk/about/>, and many more see https://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/the_hold/