Community heritage

Booklets displayed in a glass display case at an exhibition
Booklets displayed in a glass display case at an exhibition

Projects

Kashmiri Lives

Recording the culture of the Kashmiri community in Greater Manchester through the collection of memories.

Flintspiration
Visitors take part in craft activities

Projects

Exploring Norwich's Medieval Churches Today

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.

Participant feeling a piece of bark along with other items from the natural environment
An artist gets to grips with a piece of bark

Projects

Arts on Prescription - Heritage for Health

The project offers people experiencing mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, the opportunity to connect creatively with heritage.

Volunteers testing the digital trail

Projects

Out and Proud Histories in Greater Manchester

The Out and Proud project explores and celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) histories and heritage across Greater Manchester using digital technologies.

A group of black and white archive images featuring people with disabilities in the workplace.
A collection of images from the QEF archive.

Projects

Attitudes towards disability and employment

The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People created an exhibition aimed at changing attitudes towards people with disabilities in employment.

Two young people look at a photo
Young people carry out research for the project

Projects

Back-a-yard

This project was designed to give young people the opportunity to preserve the heritage of the African Caribbean community living in Newport.

Gypsy, Romany and Traveller site
Volunteers have collected photographs that document GRT sites and their way of life

Projects

Family Lines, Family Trails

Using National Lottery money, The Romani Cultural and Arts Company have been able to record, celebrate and preserve the cultural heritage of Gypsy and Traveller communities in South Wales.