Cultures and memories

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

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.

Catholic and Protestant communities were brought together in this project investigating the impact of the First World War on the local area.

Narberth Museum is researching the letters of a Narberth soldier who shared his experiences on the frontline with friends and family back in Wales.

Young people from Brierfield and Nelson in Lancashire explored the role of their local community and the Indian Army in the First World War.

Community films and exhibitions uncovered a wartime story and reconnected local people with their museum

This project focused on the life of Walter Tull, the first black player for Tottenham Hotspur FC and one of the first black soldiers to have served as an officer during the First World War.

Young people in Wythenshawe worked with their local community housing group to learn about Wilfred Owen, a First World War poet who posthumously won the Military Cross.

Residents of the Langley Estate in Manchester used stories and photographs of their ancestors as inspiration to create a collective poem and film.

Staff and volunteers uncovered a collection of over 3,000 photographs documenting how nursing care and rehabilitation of servicemen and women has changed since 1919.

Heroes of Chiswick aims to discover more about the lives of 23 men from the Parish of St. Michael (Sutton Court) who were killed on active service in France, Belgium, Gallipoli and elsewhere.

Volunteers celebrated the work of Scottish nurses and doctors during the First World War.