Always Included:
- • Memory Makers software access
- • Branded, forever-hosted Memory Bank
- • Full consent & safeguarding toolkit
- • Setup support
- • Marketing Toolkit (graphics, posters, badge)
- • Mini Impact Report template
Conversation Conservation
Project Overview
Conversation Conservation was an early community storytelling project delivered during 2023 with groups including The Thursday Club Nantwich and Belong Crewe.
The project created warm, welcoming spaces for people to share memories, stories and reflections through guided conversation. It was an important precursor to the later development of The Community Story Hub CIC and the StoryHub app, helping test how meaningful conversations could be captured, edited, shared and preserved in accessible digital formats.
At its heart, Conversation Conservation was built around a simple idea: that everyday conversations can hold extraordinary value when people are given the time, space and encouragement to share them.
Who it was for
The project was created for older people, people living with or affected by dementia, community members, friends, families and local groups.
It included work with:
The Thursday Club, Nantwich
A community group for people living with dementia and their carers.
Belong, Crewe
A group of care home residents individual audio and video stories were captured and preserved.
The project was designed to be flexible and human-led, giving people the chance to talk with a friend, loved one or supportive conversation partner.
Why it mattered
Many people carry memories that are deeply meaningful but rarely recorded. These might be stories about family, work, friendship, community, place, heritage, humour, challenge or change.
Conversation Conservation mattered because it recognised that these stories do not always emerge through formal interviews. Sometimes they come through gentle conversation, familiar company, photographs, shared prompts and patient listening.
The original project described itself as creating “a warm, welcoming space” for people and organisations to record a digital legacy for the community and loved ones. It also focused on meaningful dialogue, preserving memories for future generations and creating moments of connection through conversation.
For The Community Story Hub, this project became an important learning stage. It showed that people responded to simple prompts, relaxed recording, edited story moments and accessible digital sharing — ideas that would later influence the development of StoryHub.
What we did
The project used guided conversations to help people share memories in a natural, relaxed way.
Participants were invited to sit down, talk, reflect and share stories that mattered to them. Some conversations involved friends or loved ones. Others explored the idea of speaking with a supportive “friendly stranger” where appropriate.
The project included:
Guided storytelling conversations
Audio and video recording
Use of personal photographs and memory prompts
Edited story moments
Audio postcards
Memory card showreels
Early digital archive pages
Participant reflections and creative responses
At The Thursday Club, the project captured a range of conversations, including stories about living in France, motorsport and Italian heritage, the origins of the club, and memories of working life.
What we created
Conversation Conservation created a collection of early digital story assets, including recorded conversations, edited audio moments, video clips and memory-based showreels.
The Thursday Club project included Postcards From The Past, described as audio postcards offering a glimpse into personal memories, and Memory Card Show Reels, which used people’s own photo albums, narration and music to bring memories to life.
The Belong Crewe work included individual audio and video story pages, including examples for Alf, John and Nancy.
The project also helped explore the idea of an online archive for legacy conversations, with shorter “memory bite” style clips and longer recordings preserved for future listening.
The impact
Around 50 people took part across the Conversation Conservation activity in Nantwich and Crewe.
The project gave participants the chance to share memories, revisit important moments, talk about identity and community, and preserve personal stories in a way that could be revisited by others.
It also had a significant developmental impact. Conversation Conservation helped prove that there was value in combining:
Human-led conversation
Simple prompts
Audio and video capture
Edited story moments
Digital preservation
Community-based delivery
The project showed that memory capture could be more than a one-off recording. It could become a shared community asset, a family legacy, a source of connection and a way of recognising people’s lives in their own words.
For The Community Story Hub, Conversation Conservation was one of the stepping stones towards a more structured model of story capture, eventually leading to the development of the StoryHub app and later CIC-led projects such as Every Natter Matters.
What happened next
The learning from Conversation Conservation helped shape the direction of future storytelling work.
It showed the need for a simpler, more scalable way to support guided conversations, organise story prompts, capture consent, preserve recordings and create usable outputs from community sessions.
The project helped inform later developments including:
The StoryHub app
The Memory Makers initiative
Audio postcards and short story clips
Guided prompt-based conversations
Digital memory preservation
Community storytelling pilots
Story Guide training and supported delivery
Conversation Conservation was an early proof of concept. It showed that when people are gently invited to share memories, the result can be more than a recording.
It can become connection.
It can become legacy.
It can become community memory.
⚙️ How It Works
One platform. Three powerful paths to legacy.
Whether you're a family member, a community volunteer, or a town council – there’s a way to preserve stories that matter.
Care & Community Memory Banks
“Together, we remember.”
Personal Legacies
“Capture the moments that matter.”
Memory Trails
“The voices of yesterday. The gift for tomorrow.”
Care & Community Memory Banks
📍 “Together, we remember.”
Create a shared space where voices, photos, and stories from your community can live on — beautifully preserved and easy to share.
We partner with care homes, dementia groups, veteran charities, and health & wellbeing projects to celebrate lives and capture stories that might otherwise be lost.
Staff or volunteers can record conversations with residents or members. Each story is saved to a branded online Memory Bank and can be turned into a printed Flipbook for families and loved ones.
This isn’t just about stories — it’s about connection, dignity, and legacy.
Benefits:
✔️ Celebrate and honour residents’ lives
✔️ Strengthen bonds between staff, families & communities
✔️ Provide meaningful activities for wellbeing programmes
✔️ Demonstrate your organisation’s impact through stories
🎖 “This helps us celebrate our residents and show our impact.”
– Care Partner
Personal Legacy for Families & Friends
🎁 “Capture the moments that matter.”
Because the sound of a loved one’s voice, their stories, and their laughter are treasures no photo can replace.
Families can use our software to record voice or video conversations and upload photos. Each story is saved securely in a private Memory Bank — a lasting gift for current and future generations.
Perfect For:
👵 Grandparents’ memories
🌸 End-of-life reflections
🎂 Milestone birthdays or anniversaries
💌 Meaningful personal gifts
What You Get (Core Package):
✔️ Easy-to-use recording software
✔️ Private, secure Memory Bank webpage
✔️ Lifetime access for your family
✔️ Full safeguarding and consent process
Optional Upgrades:
🖨️ Flipbook Keepsake – from £TBC
🎞️ Highlight Video Reel – from £ TBC
💌 Legacy Letters Kit – from £ TBC
📀 USB Archive Box – from £ TBC
🧳 Family Pack Add-On – from £ TBC
💬 “We now have Grandma’s voice, her stories, and her laughter — saved forever.”
– Family Member
Memory Trails for Towns & Places
“The voices of yesterday. The gift for tomorrow.”
Turn your town, park, or heritage site into a living museum — where every location has a story to tell.
We help councils, schools, and community groups create interactive Memory Trails — story points placed around towns, parks, and heritage sites.
Visitors scan a QR code to instantly listen to real voices from the past — residents, workers, and families who shaped your local history, or alternatively can record their own memories for future visitors.
Perfect For:
🌳 Forests, parks & footpaths
🏛 Local heritage projects
🎉 Civic events & festivals
🏫 Schools and educational trails
Benefits:
✔️ Brings local history to life
✔️ Encourages walking, exploring, and learning
✔️ Supports civic pride and tourism
✔️ Simple QR tech – no app needed for visitors
“One scan. One voice. A world of meaning.”
– Community Project Lead
🧡 Everyone has a story. Let’s keep them alive.
💰 Packages
🧰 Everything you need to preserve a story — beautifully and safely.
Package
Family Starter
- Credits: 4
- Best For: Individuals or small families
- Cost: £TBC
Package
Small Group
- Credits: 8
- Best For: Support groups, carers, or friends
- Cost: £TBC
Package
Medium Group
- Credits: 16
- Best For: Community groups or organisations
- Cost: £TBC
Package
Large Group
- Credits: 24+
- Best For: Councils, care homes, or trails
- Cost: £TBC
One credit = one person’s recorded story + photos + digital hosting.
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🧠 About Memory Makers
Memory Makers is a purpose-led storytelling business based in the UK.
We help people of all ages preserve the voices and stories that matter — from care homes to classrooms, from councils to families.
Our roots are in poetry, creativity, and community. And everything we do is guided by one belief:
If a story is worth living, it’s worth remembering.
Ready to start a conversation that lasts a lifetime?
Whether you're a family, care provider, or community leader, we'd love to help.
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