A major new research project has been launched by The Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust to uncover the overlooked histories, including LGBTQ+, of the area – and you can get involved.The Hidden Histories project aims to document the Ironbridge Gorge’s historical stories, characters and links to the Empire, women, disability and the LGBTQ+ community.Funded by Arts Council England, the project kicks off with the Trust’s first-ever live online event, Steam PunQ, on Saturday, February 27 from 6.30pm.
The event will be a virtual history cabaret night, featuring a look at LGBTQ+ people connected to the area, alongside cocktails and a peformance from non-binary entertainer Miss Sundi.Miss SundiSacha Coward, who has spent 10 years working with.