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.

 

Young people in Nuneaton explored buildings in their area
Young people in Nuneaton explored buildings in their area. Image: Mercurial Arts Ltd.

Projects

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.

Intergenerational workshop at Rockcliffe First School
Intergenerational workshop at Rockcliffe First School

Projects

Wor War: the First World War in North Tyneside

Young people from North Tyneside found out how the First World War affected their local communities through a range of creative activities.

Young person conducting interview

Projects

I-Land Life

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.

Young people in front of a vintage bus

Projects

From Tips to Technology

A group of young disabled people explored the heritage of South Wales to develop a sense of their identity.

A group of young people who participated in1947 The Partition Project

Projects

1947 The Partition Project

Young people interviewed older British Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs about their experiences of the Partition of India and created an exhibition and workshops for schools and community groups.

Participants in the project
Participants in the project

Projects

Young Muslim Aberdeen

A group of local young Muslims explored how their heritage is archived in two major city museums, in a project run by Young Muslim Aberdeen.

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