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October 8th, 2026

We’re off to a great start!

Since launching the project, we have:

  • Recorded our first stories with the local fishing community

  • Improved our website by launching our dedicated Sea Stories Area

  • Appeared on the radio with BBC Radio York

  • Met with a museum consultant about how we can use the stories we collect to inform improvements to our Discovery Centre

  • Begun forging links with local schools

  • Collected 200+ surveys about people’s relationship with nature, from staff, volunteers and visitors

  • Put out the call for fabulous volunteers to join our thriving team!

If our volunteer call is what brought you here, hello and welcome! Please visit our Home page and fill in the contact form to let us know you’re interested!

What to keep your eye out for next…

  • A facility for you to record and submit your Sea Story from home! More details coming soon!

We can’t wait to collect your stories, provided from the comfort of your own home, in your own time and from your own phone. Think of it as a Voicenote to a project that really wants to hear you! They can be as long or short as you wish - though we can’t promise we won't get in touch to ask for a full length interview if we really love what you’ve got to say!


This is a great opportunity for people who now live far away from Whitby to share their story, as well as for anyone who might not wish to meet face-to-face for an interview.

Pop back here soon to check it out!


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