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The Ross Tiger docked outside the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. Photo: Ellen Hunter.

Projects

Celebrating the rich heritage of North East Lincolnshire through community-led projects

A new programme will work with local organisations to share stories that celebrate the past and help shape the future.

10/06/2024

Three people working on the Roma Heritage Project.

The Europia team working on the Roma Heritage Project. Photo: Joanna Rajs.

Projects

Exploring and recording Manchester’s Roma heritage

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

20/02/2024

The left side of the image shows a traditional Traveller wagon, painted with decorative designs, and the right side of the image shows a man leading a pony and trap which a girl is riding

The project held an outdoor fair-style event in June 2023.

Projects

Roma and Irish Travellers: A Shared Story

People from different cultures and backgrounds came together for workshops and celebration events about Roma and Irish Traveller cultural heritage organised by Armagh Roma Traveller Support.

27/02/2023

Three musicians with guitars and an accordion and four women dancers wearing traditional Eastern European dress.

Romane Cierhenia are a family group of Roma musicians and dancers from Poland.

Projects

Roma Empowerment Through Heritage

This pilot project trained volunteers including young Roma people to record heritage and ran a Roma cultural heritage festival.

29/07/2021

A group of people with handmade props and decorations

Act for Action CIC, recipients of a community heritage grant from One Knowsley. Photo: Act for Action CIC.

Projects

Supporting people in Knowsley to explore their heritage

The Knowsley Golden Thread project will champion inclusivity and enable groups, organisations and local communities to drive their involvement in heritage.

22/01/2024

Two people preparing for a party. One person is having a temporary transfer applied to their face.

Two people preparing for a party hosted by Homotopia. Photo: Mike Parry.

Projects

The Power of Holly Johnson

This project aims to explore the rich history and lasting influence of Holly Johnson and the LGBTQ+ community on the cultural fabric of Liverpool.

04/05/2023

People look at an exhibition of LGBTQ+ people's stories

StoneCrabs Theatre held an exhibition of LGBTQ+ stories.

Projects

Out On An Island: 100 years of Isle of Wight LGBTQ+ oral histories

StoneCrabs Theatre collaborated with the community on the island’s first LGBTQ+ oral history project.

20/03/2019

An older and younger participant at a workshop

Suffolk Artlink brought people from different generations together.

Projects

Lowestoft Folk: bridging generations

This intergenerational project collaborated with two museums and their dedicated volunteers to delve into local folk heritage.

19/09/2017

A group of people wearing cold weather gear stand on the platform of a rural train station holding a sign

Members of the Friends of Blair Atholl station.

Projects

On track to tell the community’s stories of a Highland railway station

Blair Atholl station opened in 1863, as the development of rail travel opened up the Highlands to visitors and created new opportunities for local people.

28/11/2023