Investing in heritage of diverse ethnic communities

Participants exploring their heritage

Projects

Desh - Homeland

The project aims to bring together several generations of South Asians living in Bristol to identify and record their heritage. Desh means Motherland or Homeland in Hindi and Urdu.

Burnley LGBT Heritage Project

Projects

Burnley LGBT Heritage Project

The Burnley LGBT Heritage Project focused on capturing the hidden histories of LGBT+ communities to explore the life stories, experiences and memories of people living in the area.

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Projects

Afro Solo

The Afro Solo UK project documented the story of African migration into Greater Manchester during the 1920s–1960s.

Line drawing of speech marks

Projects

Journey from Bangladesh to Birmingham

An oral history project recording the memories and experiences of people who moved from Bangladesh to Birmingham between 1940 and 1971.

Archive image of a male service personnel
Archive image from the Hadhari Oral History Project

Projects

Hadhari Oral History Project

The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever.

An old photograph showing a car and three people in front of a house
An old family photograph from the project

Projects

How I Got Here - Journey to Fareham

The project focused on the exploration of maps and local archive material to illustrate the inter-generational journeys of people, from different cultural backgrounds and communities, who now live in Fareham.

Adult volunteers conduct oral history interviews
Adult volunteers conduct oral history interviews

Projects

Asian Traditional Games of early 20th Century (1900-1950)

The origins of traditional Indian games, the rules and how they changed after players traveled to the UK, were recorded in this intergenerational oral history project.

A menorah and wedding photograph from the Let The Elders Speak project.
A menorah and wedding photograph from the Let The Elders Speak project

Projects

Let your elders speak

This project captured the personal histories of 10 residents at Beenstock Home who had lived through the pre- and post-Holocaust periods.

Young children in costume
Young children learning about the history of Grosmont Village.

Projects

Bringing the past alive

Repairing the Grade I Church of St Nicholas, and restoring and relocating a 17th century monument, provided the impetus for a new interpretation and activity programme. This involved many young people and adults from the village and further afield.

Footballer Albert Johanneson
Out of Africa project archive image

Projects

Exploring the history of African footballers in the UK

From Ghana-born Arthur Wharton in the 1880s to Togolese Spurs star Emmanuel Adebayor, African footballers have been bringing their incredible skills to the UK's professional football leagues for nearly 130 years.

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Projects

Yemeni Roots, Salford Lives

The Yemeni Roots project captured the story of the Yemeni community in Eccles through a variety of oral history interviews, reminiscence work and creative art.

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