“We would love to hear your stories about the culture and heritage of your part of the world!  Perhaps it is a story about a building or a place, or folklore from your community; maybe it is about a local legend or character, or perhaps it is about the what the landscape or the seascape means to you.  Whether these are well-known stories or are unique to your community, we would love to hear them, in English, Gaelic or your native dialect”.

Thank you for your contribution to the above project. By submitting your story, you are agreeing that we can use your contribution on the following understanding:

• We hope we can use your contribution, but we make no guarantee that we will do so.
• Whilst your contribution may be your own original composition, we make no claim of ownership over it.  However, you agree that by providing your contribution you give up your “moral rights” to it for the purposes of the project.  This means that you agree we can use your contribution without identifying you as the contributor and that we may edit or change your contribution without your further consent or objection.
• You understand that your contribution will be used to inspire creative businesses in the local area to create new products or works for sale.
• You understand that you will not be entitled to any payment, other renumeration or reward from us in return for your contribution to the project.
• You confirm to the best of your knowledge and belief, that your contribution will not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party. 

The StoryTagging project will increase the market reach of creative industry SMEs by developing a digital platform ‘Northword’ that will allow creatives to harness (as stories) much of what makes Northern localities distinctive to the people who live and work there.
 
Project partners will work with local communities to gather stories that celebrate these local heritage assets that are unique to the NPA area. Stories will be mapped via the ‘Northword’ platform. Several stories shared by the community will be selected by RGU [other partner] to be recorded by a storyteller to inspire creative works.
 
StoryTagging project partners will advertise locally for creative SMEs to bring stories to life through new products or works. The project will promote the ‘Northword’ platform internationally and digital marketing models will be applied to enhance the market reach of participating creatives.
 
Visitors accessing stories will also access information about participating SMEs and their products and works. The project will promote the ‘Northword’ platform internationally and digital marketing models will be applied to enhance the market reach of participating creatives.