Community heritage

Jacket of Free to be Me book
Free to be Me, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Freedom Youth

Projects

Freedom Youth: the first 20 years

Freedom Youth is Bristol's oldest LGBT youth group. They marked their 20th anniversary by recording and interpreting the stories, memories and experiences of past members.

1st Menai Bridge Scout Group
1st Menai Bridge Scout Group finding out about the scout leaders who went to fight in the First World War.

Projects

The Snowdonia and Anglesey Scouts and the First World War

1st Menai Bridge Scout Group are running a two-year project in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the closure of several local scout groups as their leaders and many scouts went to fight in the First World War.

The Eden Court Collective researching stories at the archives
The Eden Court Collective researching stories at the archives

Projects

A War Unheard

Young drama enthusiasts formed the Eden Court Collective, a theatre company that set out to explore and share the untold stories of warfare.

Children at the Bradford YMCA Tea and Remembrance project
Children at the Bradford YMCA Tea and Remembrance project

Projects

Tea and Remembrance: Bradford YMCA’s First World War project

Within days of the outbreak of the First World War, the YMCA had established 250 tea huts in the UK providing refreshments for soldiers heading to war. As the war progressed, these huts evolved to serve hospitals, POW camps and training centres.

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