West Midlands

Volunteers helped migrating toads cross busy roads and raised awareness of declining toad numbers.

The role of spices in shaping local culture, cuisine and customs has been captured thanks to a community history project in Smethwick, Sandwell in the West Midlands.

The construction of a demonstration light railway has preserved vital engineering skills, and helped young people get in touch with their heritage.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The project was a landmark regeneration scheme to restore and redevelop the site of Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings in Shrewsbury.