Present in My Past

[vimeo 130333304 w=500 h=281] A brand new animation which brings to life the social history of people with learning disabilities and how they have been treated by society. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and developed in partnership with staff at The University of Leeds. Present in My Past from Purple Patch Arts Purple Patch […]

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New Displays for 2015

The museum has just installed two new display boards about the lives of past residents at Normansfield. Research for these displays took place during 2014 by our museum volunteers and included help from both Patricia and Tony’s relatives. The museum reopens for 2015 on Saturday 7 February from 10am to 1pm. http://www.langdondownmuseum.org.uk/

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Social History of Learning Disability Conference

  The Social History of Learning Disability Conference: ‘Avoiding more Winterbourne Views: What can we learn from history? was held at the Open University at Milton Keynes on 8 July 2013. The conference was dedicated to the memory of Mabel Cooper, 1944-2013. The keynote speech What has Winterbourne View Hospital taught us? was given by Margaret Flynn, author of the Serious […]

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