Worn Stories: Material and Memory in Bradford 1880-2015 was supported by a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant through Hive a community arts charity. A two year project (2017-2019) it explored the heritage of textile reuse and second hand textiles in both industrial and domestic settings. The project linked past and present, identifying, interpreting and recording personal and community memories of arrival and belonging through stories of cloth. Diverse groups from across the community developed research skills, learned about heritage through engagement in dedicated learning programmes within their own communities and sharing skills and experiences with others around the city. The project referenced the Bradford Heritage Recording Unit’s recorded interviews and individual stories of textile re use and textile as currency and created  a unique database as a research tool. It aimed to establish community ownership of recycling and reuse, changing attitudes and behaviour with an aim to having a longer term impact on reducing textile waste in the city. This was achieved by encouraging interaction between communities and ongoing opportunities to relate the heritage of recycling to modern day practices. The community and volunteer led research resulted in the production of creative interpretive work for an exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum and a book. This project also formed part of my PhD research project with The Open University.