Midlands and East

The Green Light Trust improved individuals’ wellbeing using a programme of traditional woodland skills.

Norwich is home to the largest collection of medieval churches in Northern Europe. This project shared their stories with new audiences through a three day, city-wide event.

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

The project offers people experiencing mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, the opportunity to connect creatively with heritage.

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.

People with brain injuries explored the experiences of similar people in the past in this innovative heritage project.

Thirty years after the 1984-5 miners' strike, North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group collected and shared the memories of local people.

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

Nottinghamshire Bat Group is recruiting and training volunteers to map the distribution and status of bats in the county.

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 cluster of primary schools and a secondary academy were involved in this project learning about the First World War.