West Midlands

School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.

Young people from across Nuneaton and Bedworth worked with the local charity, Mercurial Arts, the Borough Council and English Heritage, to create their own unique listing system and identify and record the buildings and sites important to them.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

Hundreds of local people took part in a community archaeology project at Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth.

Highgate Baptist Church researched the remarkable life of Peter Stanford, Birmingham’s first black minister.

An oral history project recording the memories and experiences of people who moved from Bangladesh to Birmingham between 1940 and 1971.

Highgate Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an ancient lowland heath in South Staffordshire. It is home to over 5,000 species of insects and 140 species of wasps and solitary bees.

This project aimed to make both the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library accessible to a wide range of people and involve audiences in an interactive way.

At a time of financial uncertainty, the Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association received a grant to help plan for a sustainable future.

Following decreases in their core funding the Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT) had to look for new models to secure its future.

A small group of volunteers set out to preserve the last remaining coracle maker's workshop on the River Severn and started the Ironbridge Coracle Trust.

Volunteers developed skills to help them maintain their historic places of worship into the future without relying on professional contractors.