Community heritage

Nottingham’s Middle Street Resource Centre celebrated 50 years of service by recording stories from its community with researchers at Nottingham Trent University.

Families of children with D/deafness or hearing impairments took part in social activities that taught them about local heritage, traditions and skills passed down through generations.

Over five years, the Chilterns Conservation Board worked with partners to engage communities, celebrate the rich heritage of the area and enhance habitats and wildlife.

The Grade I listed Lord Leycester has been restored, refurbished and further opened up for visitors to enjoy.

Thanks to £4.8million in National Lottery funding, Staffordshire History Centre will provide state of the art archive facilities for communities.

Wrexham’s museum is bringing football heritage back to its historic home in Wales thanks to a £2.7million award.

This historic miners’ institute, with its 1920s Art Deco theatre, ballroom and versatile spaces now hosts a variety of activities that benefit local people.

The Meridian Society and documentary filmmaker Peng Wenlan collected oral histories for a documentary about the Chinese men who worked as labourers on the Western Front during the First World War.

The practices of a UNESCO-recognised Korean tradition were recorded and preserved for the future and celebrated with the wider community.

This oral history project has celebrated the communities at the heart of the ‘allotment capital’ of the UK.

We’re helping the UK’s first safe space for LGBTQ+ people of South Asian heritage to preserve and showcase their history dating back to 1995.

The Roma Heritage Project will work with local people in Manchester to share traditional dishes and record oral histories from Roma communities.