The CAAP team

"Community-archive projects have an important role to play in the United Kingdom communities. I believe that community archive projects can contribute greatly to community development, skills development and the preservation of 'unofficial' history, and are a means of encouraging non-traditional users to become involved with archives", Frieda Midgley, CAAP Project Manager & Senior Archivist – The National Archives.

Frieda Midgley, project manager

Frieda oversees the management of the Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) and co-ordinates project activity on a day-to-day basis. Frieda works with our project partners to analyse and evaluate community-archive relations with online projects.

Lorraine Blakemore, community co-ordinator

Lorraine is the public face of the CAAP project. Lorraine works closely with our project partners in West Yorkshire and Hackney to identify and develop community-archive relationships, address the community need for life long learning and investigates local and national funding opportunities to further develop the best practice model.

Olivia Hayward, press and communications officer

Olivia's role is to keep internal and external stakeholders of the CAAP project informed. Responsibilities include providing regular updates on the project progress, publicising CAAP to press and media organisations, maintaining content on CAAP web page, development of resource packs and organisation of local events as well as being the first point of contact to members of the public.

For assistance with any questions or information you require.

CAAP Project Team
The National Archives
Kew, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 4DU
United Kingdom
Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 8392 5330 (x 2523)
Email: caap@nationalarchives.gov.uk