Cultures and memories

A group of young people in front of a wall
A group of students involved in the project

Projects

Jane Austen Walks

A student-led project created a mobile phone app that updates a Jane Austen walking trail in Hampshire to mark 200 years since the author’s death.

Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral histories they had collected
Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral histories they had collected

Projects

Sharing the social history of women from 1900 to now

Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past 100 years.

A group of young women standing around a table covered in old photographs
A group of young women research women campaigners in Birmingham's archives

Projects

Fight for the Right: the Birmingham Suffragettes

School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.

A still from The Suffragettes video made by the young participants
A still from the Suffragettes video, created by the South West Youth Parliament

Projects

Heritage Heroes of Yesterday and Today

South West Youth Parliament members took part in a project to learn about people who campaigned for change in their communities and in politics.

Young people interviewing for the radio station
Young people interviewing for the radio station

Projects

Dub Plate to Dub Step

Young people researched 50 years of Caribbean music and culture in Bristol and shared their findings via radio, film and online.

Participants of the Routes and Rhythm project

Projects

Routes & Rhythm

The Routes and Rhythm project was created by a group of young people who wanted to know more about their cultural heritage through the history of music.

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