West Midlands

This iconic building has been brought back to life and is now inviting people to #SeeTheCityDifferently.

Young people with sickle cell disease and other genetic blood disorders and their families took part in social activities to experience local heritage, building confidence and connection.

The Carthusian monastery, gardens, and surviving interiors opened for the first time as a visitor attraction in May 2023 thanks to National Lottery funding.

New partnerships have helped the Herefordshire church repair its tower, bolster local wildlife and share its heritage with more people.

They developed a range of accredited skills and created a performance and exhibition.

The Canal & River Trust’s Waterways Heritage Skills Project created a pool of committed and skilled young people in waterway heritage skills, filling skills gaps within the Trust’s own workforce and the wider heritage sector.

On a mission to use heritage to give young people a voice, this project worked with diverse ethnic communities in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Running from March to September 2022, the £12million festival featured hundreds of artistic commissions, engaging a local and national audience with Birmingham’s cultural heritage.

Worcester Life Stories are building an online platform for recording and sharing local stories.

Young people recorded stories of their successful Birmingham hockey club, the Barford Tigers, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Young people from Chesterton changed their attitude to their neighbourhood by uncovering its Roman past.

Inspired by TV series Peaky Blinders, young people used drama to explore the heritage of gang culture from Victorian times to the modern day.