About Norma Gregory, diverse industrial heritage educator

Norma Jacqueline Gregory (MA, BA, PGCE, PG Cert ) is a social historian, author, diverse arts curator and broadcaster with extensive experience specialising in African-Caribbean Diaspora heritage education through creative arts

Norma has studied at the Institute of Education UCL (University College London), the University of Nottingham, St Mary’s University Twickenham, (London), Liverpool John Moores and the Royal College of Art (London).

Born in Nottingham UK (1969-) and director of Nottingham News Centre CIC, a heritage-media, social enterprise since 2013, Norma has a passion for education and interprets diverse heritage through creative arts, to inspire and to enlighten others with new insights of the past, through a re-examination of under-explored and/or misrepresented aspects of our shared heritage Norma provides diverse heritage consultancy services for museums and heritage / arts organisations in the UK and international companies and is a leader of equality and diversity good practice for organisations.

Her research into preserving the heritage of former black coal miners, has resulted in a successful exhibition, currently on tour since 2017, titles, 'Digging Deep Black Miners’ Heritage' This project has provided various diversity education activities, resources and broadcast media for the wider public and for young people.

Norma has worked in partnership with Historic England, BBC, Uplands TV, Cardiff Productions, Channel 4 News, CTVC, Notts TV among many others She was shortlisted for the Museum Association ‘Radical Change Maker’ Award in 2020, winner of the Black Achievers Award for contributions to heritage and the arts in 2016.

Norma Gregory is a former secondary school teacher of English, a former college tutor of English & Media. She has been a Trustee at the National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire UK from 2018-2020

CONTACT: norma@nottinghamnewscentrecom https://wwwnormagregorycom