We are delighted to announce the winners of the Alan Ball Awards for 2018. The awards recognise excellence in local history publishing. There were some exceptional nominations this year, which the judges found difficult to separate. Congratulations to all winners, runners-up and highly commended entries.
Best print publication
Winner: A Swindon Time Capsule: Working Class Life 1899-1984. Highlights from the Dixon-Attwell Collection held at Swindon Central Library – Swindon Libraries.
Runner-up: Devon during the First World War – Devon Remembers Heritage Project (South West Heritage Trust)
Highly Commended: Dock Street Memories, Ellesmere Port – Celia Webber ed. Ellesmere Port Local and Family history society, Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Best e-publication
Joint Winner: Poole, the First World War and its Legacy https://www.pooleww1.org.uk/ (Poole Museum)
Joint Winner: Bristol Old Vic Heritage – Archive https://bristololdvic.org.uk/archive (Bristol Old Vic Theatre / Amy Spreadbury)
Highly Commended: Clements Hall Local History Group (First World War: Then and Now) –www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk
CILIP Local Studies Group 