October 2015 saw the closure of the SSI steel making plant at Redcar, with the loss of over 2,000 jobs at the plant and with local companies which supplied it. Though it had been highly efficient, the plant could not compete with steel imports, which had been heavily subsidised.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.