Community heritage

As holders of the UK City of Culture title in 2017, Hull received a grant of £3million to embed its rich heritage into the heart of its year-long cultural programme.

The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.

For the Zebedee Troupers – Abled Not DISabled project, young people with disabilities discovered the role disabled people played during the two world wars.

Young people took leading roles to share the story of Yorkshire’s first Asian cricket leagues.

Young students excluded from school produced multimedia artwork inspired by a historic archive which earned praise and boosted their self-esteem.

Freedom Youth is Bristol's oldest LGBT youth group. They marked their 20th anniversary by recording and interpreting the stories, memories and experiences of past members.

Young people from British African and Caribbean backgrounds looked at the role of black people who served on behalf of both the Allied and Central powers during the First World War.

Young people gained new skills while preserving and raising awareness of Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in Luton.

The Ethnic Youth Support Team led on a project to discover, record, and appreciate Swansea's multi-cultural food heritage.

1st Menai Bridge Scout Group are running a two-year project in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the closure of several local scout groups as their leaders and many scouts went to fight in the First World War.

This dynamic project empowered under-served young people to explore concepts of citizenship through the archives of a political movement.