West Midlands

At a time of financial uncertainty, the Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association received a grant to help plan for a sustainable 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 helped migrating toads cross busy roads and raised awareness of declining toad numbers.

During this project, volunteers made their cemetery a haven for hedgehogs and wildlife.

The project explored and commemorated the significant contribution made by Muslim soldiers in the British Indian Army in the First World War.

No game for girls explored how First World War munitionette football teams drew crowds of thousands before they were banned after the war by an anti-women’s football campaign.

A rich social archive was preserved for future generations thanks to a community history project across the Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands.

The history of the pioneers of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants was uncovered and shared through an immersive exhibition, events, website and book.

This 12-month project collected objects and historical information that are important to people and the history of their country, ranging from objects on childbirth to marriage.

Restoring the church’s Nicholson organ engaged the whole community in a range of heritage activities.

Volunteers and school children used archaeological techniques to discover the lost heritage of Abberley, Worcestershire.

Bread in Common explored 2,000 years of Newcastle baking traditions, from wartime loaves made from potato to the arrival of new breads from Poland and the Middle East.