Midlands and East

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

Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional Romani vardo (wagon) in an original folk art style.

Inspired by the archives held at the Lincolnshire Museum of Life, young people explored Lincoln’s history to develop a radio play about life in the First World War.

Young people from Lincolnshire explored their area's rich built heritage and gained an insight into traditional building skills.

Young people from across Nuneaton and Bedworth worked with the local charity, Mercurial Arts, the Borough Council and English Heritage, to create their own unique listing system and identify and record the buildings and sites important to them.

People living in Luton took a step back in time to explore what life was like during the First World War and the impact it had on people living in Luton at the time.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

Daventry Town Council oversaw the development of a Grade II listed Georgian town house into a cultural and historical hub for the local community.

The issue of crime on the home front has often been neglected. This project will focus on the impact of the First World War on crime in Bishop's Stortford and surrounding areas.

Hundreds of local people took part in a community archaeology project at Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth.

The Friends of Barclay Park were awarded funds to carry out extensive restoration work to the park and lake with support from the local community.