Community heritage

This project was designed to give young people the opportunity to preserve the heritage of the African Caribbean community living in Newport.

Seeing Our History uncovered the life histories of blind and partially sighted people living in the Edinburgh area between 1903 and 1910.

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.

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

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.