Midlands and East

The Wildlife in Common project explored the history and importance of Norfolk’s 300-plus commons to wildlife and local communities.

The open-air Museum of East Anglian Life relies on volunteers to care for its 17 historic buildings and three kilometres of woodland and nature trails.

Worcester Life Stories are building an online platform for recording and sharing local stories.

256 sound tapes that record the memories of people who have lived, worked and volunteered at Leonard Cheshire Disability since the 1950s will be preserved and made available to the public.

The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.

Young people gained new skills while preserving and raising awareness of Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in Luton.

Young people from Chesterton changed their attitude to their neighbourhood by uncovering its Roman past.

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

Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional Romani vardo (wagon) in an original folk art style.

Inspired by the archives held at the Lincolnshire Museum of Life, young people explored Lincoln’s history to develop a radio play about life in the First World War.

Young people from Lincolnshire explored their area's rich built heritage and gained an insight into traditional building skills.