Best Contribution to a Heritage Project by Young People

In November 2019, Portrush Heritage Group were awarded funding under the 148th Open Legacy Fund to create a resource that would allow children to explore the heritage of Portrush. The project, named ‘Young Explorer Portrush or YEP’, was led by Heritage Group committee member Jade Thorne, a teacher at Carnalridge Primary School. Jade recognised that classes could draw on Portrush’s own natural and man-made assets to contribute to learning as part of the NI Curriculum. Jade approached all four local Primary Schools to work together to develop the YEP! App as a tool to implement this learning into the classroom.
The YEP! App works to create a full and interactive heritage adventure across Portrush. The adventures cover History, Geography, Science and Technology and the intention is to educate our children in Portrush’s history and stories to foster a passion for heritage from an early age.