Community heritage

Using National Lottery money, The Romani Cultural and Arts Company have been able to record, celebrate and preserve the cultural heritage of Gypsy and Traveller communities in South Wales.

Communities across Hertfordshire explored their county’s experience of the First World War, engaging the public by creating an exhibition and website.

Swaledale Big Dig is uncovering and recording the archaeology and history of the local settlements of Grinton and Reeth.

Beyond Graffiti taught stone working skills and local history awareness to a new generation of craftsmen to safeguard the future of Kirklees’ waymarkers.

Taking inspiration from the number five bus route, Sampad documented the heritage of communities living in the culturally-rich suburbs of Birmingham.

Transforming a historic building and giving new hope, skills and self-confidence to homeless participants.

The diaries of a wartime teenager were returned to her village community so they could discover her story.

Women’s Health in South Tyneside spent a year discovering the profound role women playing during the First World War in their area.

Communities from Peckham came together to recreate a photograph of war horses destined for the Western Front.

This 12-month project focused on the hidden histories of women in the First World War. It marked the Centenary of 1915 – the year when women were first actively encouraged to undertake work traditionally performed by men.

Women from Small Heath, Birmingham came together to learn more about the little-known story of female factory workers in the First World War.

Led by Coedpoeth Community Council, this project was designed to discover more about the names listed on Coedpoeth War Memorial and restore the War Memorial Park gates.