Today was the unveiling of the Rushey Green community heritage map in Catford, South London. This project has been 6 months in the making, and seeing it finally in print was bloomin satisfying. Also, received first-ever bunch of flowers from the Mayor of Catford. So yeah, that was a double bonus.
This project couldn't really have been better suited to me- map drawing, community and historical geekery all rolled into one. It's an exercise in creating history visible in a way which is designed to reinforce a sense of local pride and identity.
The fine people at the Rushey Green Residents' Committee were the ones handing over the completed content this time around, but in future I think I might initiate the research myself. Gotta love archive snooping and interviewing history buffs.