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Changing lives: from biscuit tin to archive – photo reunites family

Margaret discovered family past and present

Straeon

… great uncle Arthur Corner – he was a teacher, he fought and died during the First World War and her father was named … an emotional ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ moment. They then brought out a tiny diary dated 1916 and I was actually … ukulele, I was lost without a purpose, I was off the grid. Now I’m plugged in again.” As for the man in the 100-year-old …

New exhibitions launch in Sheffield to celebrate 250 years of circus

Photograph of Blaze Tarsha in front of Degas NG4121. The National Gallery, London
Blaze Tarsha in front of Degas’ Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), showing the revered black French 19th Century aerial artiste suspended 200 feet in the air by her teeth The National Gallery

Newyddion

… of land near London’s Waterloo, showman, entrepreneur and equestrian rider Philip Astley drew out a circle in the … acts. This spectacle was the world’s very first circus. Now, Circus! Show of Shows , a series of exhibitions funded … circus that are as relevant today as they were then, including the freedom to perform regardless of race and …

Funding for vital project on community care

Newyddion

… the changes in society since the 1990 Community Care Act and the impact it has had on people’s lives since then. A recent survey by Mencap suggested that people with … will be running the project entitled We Live Here Now, to challenge perceptions and widen community …

American wartime history brought to life

Newyddion

… life 03/12/2012 The project will reach out to young people and community groups through school visits and at local … on the beaches of Normandy. Colonel Paul W. Thompson, then commandant, said: “If the battle of Waterloo was won on … were so far from home fighting a war for a freedom that we now all enjoy. This project will bring to life North Devon’s …

Ickworth’s forgotten war stories

Oliver Crack, from Horringer, who served in the First World War
Oliver Crack, from Horringer, who served in the First World War

Newyddion

… who served in the First World War 29/01/2016 The Ickworth and the Great War project will examine the stories of local … the future of Ickworth, Suffolk and beyond."[/quote] Now, thanks to an HLF grant of £10,000, this exciting project … through HLF’s community grants programme First World War: then and now . £4million is available in 2016, as grants …

Is 2016 a bumper year for heritage anniversaries?

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF
Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF

Blogiau

… of HLF, Carole Souter, talks about what’s on in 2016 and whether or not this year sees a bumper crop of heritage … recognising what has brought people together in the past, then surely marking these events successfully must bring … Our funding programme includes First World War: Then and Now, which specifically aims to help communities explore, …

Sweet recollections of working at Rowntree

Vintage Rowntree Easter egg
An example of a vintage Rowntree Easter egg

Newyddion

… of chocolate – there was coffee, toffee mallow, orange – and if you wanted some more, you put the tin under the … some cardboard bedding, filing the other side with sweets, then putting the halves together, wrapping in foil, and tying … gym to have a proper bath… It’s funny to think about it now, but that’s what we did.” Listen to the full recording of …

20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity
Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity

Blogiau

… Discrimination Act Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity 19/10/2015 Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser … properly recognised in legislation. The Equality Act 2010 now makes very strong provisions for promoting equality and … by political rhetoric and general inertia. The idea back then was not to discriminate against us, both in law and in …

Changing lives: former tree surgeon Graeme branches out

Man in black shirt

Straeon

… with the National Trust. After leaving school Graeme, now 46, wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a career and fell into various jobs from pub work and fire alarm … while they got me back under control and I realised then, from that point on, I shouldn’t really be playing with …