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a memory box made during a craft activity at a mental health community centre: inside an old case is a garden scene with trees, planters and a pond, with figures and messages

A memory box made by people who use the community centre, recording their experience of community and wellbeing. Photo: Philip Formby.

Projects

The Hidden Heritage of Wellbeing in the Community: co-creating oral histories of mental health care

Nottingham’s Middle Street Resource Centre celebrated 50 years of service by recording stories from its community with researchers at Nottingham Trent University.

23/03/2022

A person teaching a young child about past events and showing them an old type writer

Child learning at the Black Country Living Museum. Credit: Richard Jinman

Projects

Our Heritage: supporting D/deaf children in Walsall

Families of children with D/deafness or hearing impairments took part in social activities that taught them about local heritage, traditions and skills passed down through generations.

23/01/2020

two visitors are given a tour of a timber framed hall by two older gentlemen wearing long black coats at traditional hats

Two Brethren give visitors a tour of the Lord Leycester. Image: Kevin Fern.

Projects

Warwick’s Lord Leycester: 700 years of history restored

The Grade I listed Lord Leycester has been restored, refurbished and further opened up for visitors to enjoy.

11/06/2019

An artist's impression of a building with glass walls and a low wooden roof, with the words 'staffordshire history centre' on the side of the building

The extension will provide space for exhibitions and activities with storage space for 55 years of future collections. Image: Staffordshire County Council.

Projects

A new hub for sharing Staffordshire’s history

Thanks to £4.8million in National Lottery funding, Staffordshire History Centre will provide state of the art archive facilities for communities.

03/09/2019

A group of black people pose for a photo including a woman

Marie-Claire Kofi, seated right, hopes her organisation's project will empower people who have sickle cell disease.

Projects

Sickle Cell Stories - Then and Now: Plasma of Hope

The Sickle Cell Stories project is capturing and sharing stories of sickle cell disease in the west midlands, paving the way for positive change.

15/02/2024

The interior of Leicester Hebrew Congregation Synagogue viewed from balcony level

The Leicester Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Photo: Hollis Photography UK.

Projects

Sharing Jewish Heritage in Leicester

Restored and improved spaces are helping the historic Leicester Hebrew Congregation Synagogue welcome everyone.

09/06/2015

Three people stand inside a factory casting a large bell. Molten metal pours from a container held in the air by a hoist

Casting a bell at Taylor's Bellfoundry. Photo: Katelyn Collins.

Projects

Saving the UK’s last major bellfoundry

We helped Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust restore and improve the site, secure the future of the historic industry in Britain and redevelop their museum.

25/09/2018

A group of school children hold books about life during the second world war and pose around a display related to the second world war

School pupils learned about the Second World War as part of outreach activities at The Hold.

Projects

A state-of-the-art home for the Suffolk Archives collections at The Hold

A flagship heritage building equipped with the latest technology and facilities, The Hold is enabling people to learn more about their heritage.

19/04/2016

Two people smiling and sitting in camping chairs on an allotment

Project participants enjoying their allotment. Credit: The Birmingham Allotment Project.

Projects

Wotta Lotta Culture – The Birmingham Allotment Project

This oral history project has celebrated the communities at the heart of the ‘allotment capital’ of the UK.

06/08/2021

A historic photograph of a colliery superimposed on a modern image of the same landscape, with the colliery largely demolished and fields in the foreground

Bilsthorpe Colliery site then and now. Photo: Neil Pledge and Inspire.

Projects

Miner2Major: community works together to celebrate and protect Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest’s natural heritage and cultural significance has been safeguarded through Miner2Major, a five-year Landscape Partnership Scheme led by Nottinghamshire County Council.

28/10/2014