A group of museum volunteers
Projects
Exploring the hidden history of brain injury care in Cambridgeshire
People with brain injuries explored the experiences of similar people in the past in this innovative heritage project.
Cultures and memories
Artist session in school to create Poppy plaques
Projects
Discovering Their Footsteps
Pupils at North Primary School discovered and shared the stories of former students who fought during the First World War through two HLF-supported projects.
Women involved in the Pershore Plum project
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Food production in the Vale during the First World War
Community groups and university partners came together to explore how the First World War was won in the market gardens of Worcestershire as well as on the battlefield.
Young people exploring the stories of the Somme
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Reflections On The Somme
Reflections On The Somme, developed and led by young people, will explore perspectives of soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme.
A project participant gets into her research
Projects
Circadius
Young people from the communities of Muirhouse and Pilton in Edinburgh have been exploring the traditions and evolution of travelling circuses.
Part of Sandi's archive
Projects
The Sandi Hughes archive - Liverpool's LGBTQ+ diverse community heritage on film
This project made the work of black, feminist, gay filmmaker Sandi Hughes available online and in the Liverpool Record Office.
Practical workshop at Manchester Museum
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Passing on hobbies within the South Asian community
This intergenerational project engaged migrant women in sharing the hobbies they had enjoyed back home in the sixties and seventies, ensuring these pastimes weren't lost forever.
A game from The Re-Creators project
Projects
The Re-Creators: the history of computer games and how they change us
Young people will explore the evolution of computer games from Pong to modern-day narrative-based platform games.
Young hockey players interviewing local people. Credit: Barford Tigers
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50 Years of the Barford Tigers
Young people recorded stories of their successful Birmingham hockey club, the Barford Tigers, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Young people taking part in the dance film
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Crossings: An exploration of less visible maritime buildings and communities in Leith
Exploring the vibrant heritage of Leith through dance and film.
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Exploring the history of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants
The history of the pioneers of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants was uncovered and shared through an immersive exhibition, events, website and book.
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Never Going Underground: The fight for LGBT+ rights
Never Going Underground: the fight for LGBT+ rights’ was an award-winning exhibition developed by LGBT+ volunteer community curators and staff at People’s History Museum in Manchester.