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.

 

Two people in costume stand on a bridge in Painshill Park
Participants in period dress welcoming people to Painshill Park, Cobham

Projects

Grotto Restoration - Education Project

Painshill Park Trust returned a breathtaking crystal cave to its 18th-century glory.

A group working on a stone wall

Projects

Get Into Dry Stone Walling

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

Young participants by the River Lambourn

Projects

RENEWAL: reviving River Lambourn

West Berkshire Council and Newbury Community Resource Centre worked with local people to revive the fortunes of a neglected river.

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.

Let's Play Stoolball

Projects

Let's Play Stoolball!

Sussex schoolchildren were introduced to stoolball, a medieval forerunner of cricket, in a wide-ranging sport and rural history project.

Finds from the Family Adams project

Projects

Family Adams Project (FAP)

The aim of The Family Adams Project was to develop a community archive of a Victorian shop found in the historic heart of Littleport town.

Young woman holding sign
Lizzie Guntrip at our Heritage Ambassadors' induction.

Blogs

How do we involve young people in nature?

One of our young heritage ambassadors Lizzie Guntrip on how we can make our natural world more accessible.

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