AHI Journal Volume 27, Number 1

This issue includes interviews with the Young Interpreter of the Year, Lihem Tesfaye and Bob Jones, MBE, who received the Lifetime Achievement award in the AHI Engaging People Awards.

Michael Hamish Glen states his conviction that folksong should be used as a valuable interpretive medium. Philip Ryland finds out what interpretation means to visitors of heritage and natural settings. Dominique Bouchard and authors outline how multi-sector and creative partnerships have helped create a platform for research and raising awareness of the heritage of underrepresented communities.

We journey to the East of England for the Focus section, where Tom Williamson enthuses about the heritage of apples, and other fruit, and lays to rest some commonly held myths about orchards (Orchards East); and Rachel Duffield shares how resilience and ingenuity kept staff and the young people motivated as the ‘Kick the Dust’ programme went through the pandemic and beyond. We also take a trip to the Fens to find out how peatland and wildlife habitats are being restored and the work underway to address eco-anxiety.