Introducing Echoes of Paisley: A Living Archive of Our Town’s Story

Thanks to the generous support of our crowdfunder backers, we’re proud to announce something close to the heart — Echoes of Paisley.

This new digital archive will live on our upcoming website and serve as a space where the town’s past quite literally comes to life. Using advanced AI technology, we’re animating old photographs, transforming still images into moving moments, and honouring the lives, faces, and places that shaped Paisley.

You’ll see everyday life return to motion. Workers at the mills. Streetscapes now changed or gone. Families gathered outside shopfronts. It’s history not just remembered, but felt.

Why we’re doing this

Paisley is rich in stories — but so much has faded or been forgotten. Echoes of Paisley is our way of preserving what matters, and making it accessible in a way that’s moving, modern, and meaningful.

The project began with a single idea: what if the past could move? What if we could bridge time through technology, and invite a new generation to look again?

What to expect

The site will host:

▪️ Animated historical photos

▪️ The original stills, preserved alongside

▪️ Captions, stories, and community memories

▪️ A growing, searchable digital archive tied to local themes — industry, everyday life, architecture, people, play

Born from Community Support

This project exists because of you.

Earlier this year, we launched a crowdfunder to help cover the basic costs of running our heritage work — website hosting, emails, and keeping our content online and accessible. We were blown away by the response.

Not only did we meet our target — we smashed it.

Echoes of Paisley has been made possible by that surplus. Instead of just keeping things going, your support has allowed us to take a bold new step forward — building something lasting, meaningful, and deeply local.

This isn’t just a digital archive. It’s a community-powered act of remembrance.

This is just the beginning

We’ll be sharing a few sneak peeks on our social channels, but the full archive will live on the site — launching soon thanks to you.

Stay with us. We’ve got a town to remember.