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.

 

School children watching as poppy plaques are created by an artist
Artist session in school to create Poppy plaques

Projects

Discovering Their Footsteps

Pupils at North Primary School discovered and shared the stories of former students who fought during the First World War through two HLF-supported projects.

A group of young people in front of a wall
A group of students involved in the project

Projects

Jane Austen Walks

A student-led project created a mobile phone app that updates a Jane Austen walking trail in Hampshire to mark 200 years since the author’s death.

Handmade gold jewellery with red and green gemstones displayed on an intricately carved stand
Handmade gold jewellery with red and green gemstones

Projects

Panjab Connections

National Museums Scotland worked with the Glasgow Gurdwara and Sikh Sanjog to explore Sikh heritage through the history of the boy Maharaja.

Participants logging archive materials
Participants logging archive materials

Projects

50 Years of MPA

Mid Pennine Arts (MPA) is looking back through their archives to help celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Ardgowan Primary school memory box
The Ardgowan Primary school created 12 memory boxes

Projects

Touching Memory

Touching Memory created memory boxes for people with dementia that explore the everyday life of people living in Inverclyde from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Two volunteers in Roman costume
Volunteers get to grips with Roman costume

Projects

Bridge to the Future

Young people from Chesterton changed their attitude to their neighbourhood by uncovering its Roman past.

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