Children and young people

Children and young people

Heritage has a crucial role to play in enriching the lives of children and young people, creating a more inclusive society.

Since 1994, we are proud to have invested over £60million across the UK in projects working with children and young people. This includes the £10m Kick the Dust programme.

We are committed to supporting greater inclusion, diversity, access and participation in heritage – including for younger generations. We know that children and young people can play a significant role in creating innovative and exciting heritage projects that speak to them. 

Explore some of our work below and find inspiration for your project, then discover whether your idea is eligible for funding.

 

Image icon showing a simple outline of a tree

Projects

Rings of Time

A project devised by a group of 25 young people after the old Horse Chestnut tree in the grounds of their community centre was felled.

Young people learning about traditional building methods
Green Reflections participants learn traditional craft skills

Projects

Green Reflections

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

Handling fabrics
Handling fabrics at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Projects

Young curators in Birmingham discovered west African textiles

Students from Birmingham universities worked with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to create an exhibition to showcase and explore the museum’s West African textile collections.

Young people making use of professional photography equipment
Young people making use of professional photography equipment

Projects

Young people discover the story of the Accrington Pals

Young people researched the experiences of the Accrington Pals in the First World War, developing a short film and workshop for secondary schools and encouraging others to make their own films.

Young people showing off their food growing skills
Young people showing off their food growing skills

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Green Giants

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) joined forces with independent school Building Young People's Potential (BYPP) to help 103 young people in alternative education learn accredited skills and become ‘Green Giants.’

The students taking part in one of the organised activities
The students taking part in one of the organised activities

Projects

Portobello Youth Heritage Project - 'Dig Deep'

Young people worked with a community arts organisation to discover the medieval heritage of their local area and build a stronger sense of community cohesion.

Participants in the project
Young participants in the project

Projects

Park Place Remembers the Great War

Young people in Tredegar explored the history of a local memorial plaque through creative work and film-making.

Young people in Nuneaton explored buildings in their area
Young people in Nuneaton explored buildings in their area.

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Building Sights

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.

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Projects

Revival of Ancient Crafts

Young people with learning disabilities practiced a variety of ancient crafts and shared new skills with their wider local community through a traditional fair.

Young people researching the heritage of boxing

Projects

Tribal: a cultural history of boxing in the East End

Young people explored the heritage of boxing in London's East End, including the social impact on the local community and its relationship to gangs and crime, ethnic identity and the entertainment scene.

DBBC students researching Bolton soldiers who had died in the Gallipoli campaign
DBBC students researching Bolton soldiers who had died in the Gallipoli campaign

Projects

Tracing your roots back to Gallipoli

Twenty young people, aged 14-19, researched the lives of Bolton soldiers who had died during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

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