Midlands and East

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

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

The Friends of Stoke Minster preserved and shared the story of their war memorial window.

This project is exploring the impact of the First World War on the people of Broadland, from the perspectives of the men who went to war and those who remained at home.

This project allowed the museum to be more adventurous, deepen relationships with community partners and seek out new audiences for more contemporary collections.

Volunteers researched the history of the Bedford College of Physical Training and developed a film using archival material and interviews with former students.

The WW1 Near and Far project involved nearly half of the Onslow St Audrey’s school in Welwyn Garden City learning about the First World War.

A cluster of primary schools and a secondary academy were involved in this project learning about the First World War.

For Friction Arts' I-Land Life project, young people from Birmingham's Five Ways Estate discovered stories of their families' heritage and migration to Britain.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

The Birmingham Pen Museum has been expanded, with a new activity space to help bring its unique heritage to life for future generations.

This project helped to restore Peterborough’s Central Park back to its Victorian splendour.