Midlands and East

Volunteers researched the history of the Bedford College of Physical Training and developed a film using archival material and interviews with former students.

The WW1 Near and Far project involved nearly half of the Onslow St Audrey’s school in Welwyn Garden City learning about the First World War.

Young people from Midland Actors Theatre joined the Library of Birmingham to explore and share the 160-year history of New Street Station.

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

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

For Friction Arts' I-Land Life project, young people from Birmingham's Five Ways Estate discovered stories of their families' heritage and migration to Britain.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

The Birmingham Pen Museum has been expanded, with a new activity space to help bring its unique heritage to life for future generations.

This project helped to restore Peterborough’s Central Park back to its Victorian splendour.

Led by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and delivered in partnership with the Friends of Burslem Park group, this project focused on one of the largest registered Victorian Parks in the UK.

The project focused on a range of improvements to enhance the appearance and accessibility of Sconce and Devon Park.

Dartmouth Park has been transformed as part of a project run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.