Projects we’ve funded

Women from Small Heath, Birmingham came together to learn more about the little-known story of female factory workers in the First World War.

Young people from Midland Actors Theatre joined the Library of Birmingham to explore and share the 160-year history of New Street Station.

The Friends of Stoke Minster preserved and shared the story of their war memorial window.

The Forgotten Soldiers project explores the contribution Muslim soldiers made towards British war efforts during the First and Second World Wars.

The memories and life stories of the people who built and defined the character of London's Chinatown were captured and shared with younger generations.

The Legacy of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah project explores the history of a Memorial School in Bangladesh and the Race Relations Centre in Manchester which both commemorate a 13 year-old boy killed for defending others from racist bullying.

Stockwood Craft Museum was transformed into a community-oriented discovery centre.

The University of Sussex’s Mass Education project inspired a range of people from local schools and communities to engage with a unique social history resource.

Thirty years after the 1984-5 miners' strike, North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group collected and shared the memories of local people.

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.

Through a series of new exhibitions, The Road Ahead project retold the story of British motor manufacturing and its importance to the people of the West Midlands.

No game for girls explored how First World War munitionette football teams drew crowds of thousands before they were banned after the war by an anti-women’s football campaign.