Projects we’ve funded

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.

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation restored Deane Road Cemetery to become a self-sustaining learning resource and site of interest.

When it was discovered during local history lessons that a medieval manor house was buried under their classroom, the children of Tinsley Junior School took to archaeology with enthusiasm, some even taking old spoons to set up their own digs in their back gardens at home.

To see impressive giant redwood trees or 200 varieties of alpine plants, the people of Yorkshire can either take a plane to California and the Alps or they can visit Whinfell Quarry Gardens.