Community heritage

The stories behind exhibits at four of Scotland’s leading heritage attractions are being brought to life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Black History Live revealed the stories of Kent’s African and Caribbean residents of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Human Henge improved participants' mental health by providing high quality, small group experiences of archaeology and historic landscapes.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust are bringing transformational change to Cumbernauld’s natural heritage, and helping local people engage with its greenspaces to improve mental health.

Liberal Judaism, a multi-faith support organisation, discovered that the stories of many of the LGBTQ+ migrants they met were being lost.

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.

Norwich is home to the largest collection of medieval churches in Northern Europe. This project shared their stories with new audiences through a three day, city-wide event.

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.