{"id":6,"date":"2025-04-14T08:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judithmurphyf98843fc50.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:31:57","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a69e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a69e28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a0b83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7a0b83\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfe368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdfe368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington Heritage Partnership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1397dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1397dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(116,117,131,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #747583; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Celebrating the historic village of Washington, Tyne and Wear \u2014 birthplace of the Washington family and home to centuries of remarkable North East history.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8960c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c8960c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881bac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1881bac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7116e30 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7116e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-location-arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M444.52 3.52L28.74 195.42c-47.97 22.39-31.98 92.75 19.19 92.75h175.91v175.91c0 51.17 70.36 67.17 92.75 19.19l191.9-415.78c15.99-38.39-25.59-79.97-63.97-63.97z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5443a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5443a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a7d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0a7d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(116,117,131,var(--o42jjq,1)); 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font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">There\u2019s always something interesting happening in Washington\u2019s heritage and cultural life!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bed8b elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18bed8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=179\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba141f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ba141f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3931b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5c3931b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-network-wired\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M640 264v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H344v-40h72c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H224c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h72v40H16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h104v40H64c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h160c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V352c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-56v-40h304v40h-56c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h160c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V352c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-56v-40h104c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16zM256 128V64h128v64H256zm-64 320H96v-64h96v64zm352 0h-96v-64h96v64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec7f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dec7f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061ab61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061ab61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(116,117,131,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #747583; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Partners include: Arts Centre Washington, Bowes Railway, Community Opportunities&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac712be elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ac712be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=337\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91eb717 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91eb717\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d712f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d712f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Washington Heritage Partnership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8576e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8576e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Washington Heritage Partnership was founded in 2022 to bring together partner organisations (with the support of Washington Area Committee of Sunderland City Council, and including Arts Centre Washington, Bowes Railway, Community Opportunities, Heritage Sunderland Partnership, National Trust Washington Old Hall, NE-BIC, NE Land Sea and Air Museums, Social Enterprise Acumen, Sunderland City Council, and Sunderland Culture) with a wider network of groups and individuals into a strategic partnership to promote, connect and champion heritage and culture in Washington, for all to enjoy. <\/span><br \/><br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Founded with the support of Washington Area Committee of Sunderland City Council.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433744a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"433744a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e42be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e42be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41814d2 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41814d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df29c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2df29c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcda517 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dcda517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-theater-masks\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M206.86 245.15c-35.88 10.45-59.95 41.2-57.53 74.1 11.4-12.72 28.81-23.7 49.9-30.92l7.63-43.18zM95.81 295L64.08 115.49c-.29-1.62.28-2.62.24-2.65 57.76-32.06 123.12-49.01 189.01-49.01 1.61 0 3.23.17 4.85.19 13.95-13.47 31.73-22.83 51.59-26 18.89-3.02 38.05-4.55 57.18-5.32-9.99-13.95-24.48-24.23-41.77-27C301.27 1.89 277.24 0 253.32 0 176.66 0 101.02 19.42 33.2 57.06 9.03 70.48-3.92 98.48 1.05 126.58l31.73 179.51c14.23 80.52 136.33 142.08 204.45 142.08 3.59 0 6.75-.46 10.01-.8-13.52-17.08-28.94-40.48-39.5-67.58-47.61-12.98-106.06-51.62-111.93-84.79zm97.55-137.46c-.73-4.12-2.23-7.87-4.07-11.4-8.25 8.91-20.67 15.75-35.32 18.32-14.65 2.58-28.67.4-39.48-5.17-.52 3.94-.64 7.98.09 12.1 3.84 21.7 24.58 36.19 46.34 32.37 21.75-3.82 36.28-24.52 32.44-46.22zM606.8 120.9c-88.98-49.38-191.43-67.41-291.98-51.35-27.31 4.36-49.08 26.26-54.04 54.36l-31.73 179.51c-15.39 87.05 95.28 196.27 158.31 207.35 63.03 11.09 204.47-53.79 219.86-140.84l31.73-179.51c4.97-28.11-7.98-56.11-32.15-69.52zm-273.24 96.8c3.84-21.7 24.58-36.19 46.34-32.36 21.76 3.83 36.28 24.52 32.45 46.22-.73 4.12-2.23 7.87-4.07 11.4-8.25-8.91-20.67-15.75-35.32-18.32-14.65-2.58-28.67-.4-39.48 5.17-.53-3.95-.65-7.99.08-12.11zm70.47 198.76c-55.68-9.79-93.52-59.27-89.04-112.9 20.6 25.54 56.21 46.17 99.49 53.78 43.28 7.61 83.82.37 111.93-16.6-14.18 51.94-66.71 85.51-122.38 75.72zm130.3-151.34c-8.25-8.91-20.68-15.75-35.33-18.32-14.65-2.58-28.67-.4-39.48 5.17-.52-3.94-.64-7.98.09-12.1 3.84-21.7 24.58-36.19 46.34-32.37 21.75 3.83 36.28 24.52 32.45 46.22-.73 4.13-2.23 7.88-4.07 11.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6778808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6778808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arts Centre Washington<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb1e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb1e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(116,117,131,var(--o42jjq,1)); 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caret-color: #747583; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Bowes Railway Co, first known as Springwell colliery and railway was built to carry coal from Springwell and other pits in north west Durham to the Tyne at Jarrow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9742ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9742ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8ab24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2a8ab24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=337\">\n   View our other partners here\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd9012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cd9012\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5131f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5131f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708f3e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"708f3e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f7f11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2f7f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=142\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident--1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/crocodile-and-underpass-podcast-ident-.png 1654w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d49b0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d49b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda6c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dda6c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"--Ys-XuQ: none\">The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1691257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1691257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past couple of years, we\u2019ve been collecting people\u2019s memories of life in and around Washington. We\u2019ve heard stories of the early years of the Washington Development Corporation; Jimmy Carter\u2019s visit to the town; memories of coal mines, chemical works, and new factories such as Timex; and even an inspirational tale of escaping domestic abuse in later life. These are collected and shared on a special YouTube playlist or you can click on the image above to access the audio directly within this website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58415c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58415c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e37d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05e37d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oral-histories-flyer-2025-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7c70c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df7c70c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cce495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cce495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington Oral Histories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddff4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bddff4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #747583; caret-color: #747583;\">A finalist in the Heritage section of the North East Culture Awards, this superb year-long multi-partner project tracked the history of Washington New Town in podcast, song and visual art. It was made possible due to the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to Lottery players.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3099bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3099bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102c52c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"102c52c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62e0e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c62e0e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/?page_id=785\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WHP.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WHP.png 500w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WHP-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/washingtonheritagepartnership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WHP-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b91c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26b91c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3026a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3026a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Never Stop Learning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6436234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6436234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">A volunteer-run adult education group committed to recording and promoting the rich history and future development of radical and life-changing adult education in the North East.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff8c05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ff8c05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Heritage Partnership Celebrating the historic village of Washington, Tyne and Wear \u2014 birthplace of the Washington family and home to centuries of remarkable North East history. Washington Washington is a town in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England. Events There\u2019s always something interesting happening in Washington\u2019s heritage and cultural life! 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