Young hockey players interviewing local people. Credit: Barford Tigers
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50 Years of the Barford Tigers
Young people recorded stories of their successful Birmingham hockey club, the Barford Tigers, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Midlands and East
A young volunteer interviews a participant in the project.
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Young people explored and shared migration stories in Luton
Young people gained new skills while preserving and raising awareness of Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in Luton.
Volunteers get to grips with Roman costume
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Bridge to the Future
Young people from Chesterton changed their attitude to their neighbourhood by uncovering its Roman past.
Young people exploring the heritage of Victorian gang culture
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Blinders to Burgers: Gang Culture in Birmingham: Lessons from History
Inspired by TV series Peaky Blinders, young people used drama to explore the heritage of gang culture from Victorian times to the modern day.
A range of filmed interviews recorded LGBT history Birmingham LGBT
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Coming Out Stories
Young people captured, preserved and shared the Coming Out Stories of Birmingham’s LGBT community.
A group of young women research women campaigners in Birmingham's archives
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Fight for the Right: the Birmingham Suffragettes
School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.
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Exploring Romani art and decorating a traditional wagon
Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional Romani vardo (wagon) in an original folk art style.
Students researching the heritage of the Beechey family
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Lincoln War Stories
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.
Green Reflections participants learn traditional craft skills
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Green Reflections
Young people from Lincolnshire explored their area's rich built heritage and gained an insight into traditional building skills.
Young people in Nuneaton explored buildings in their area. Image: Mercurial Arts Ltd.
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Building Sights
Young people from across Nuneaton and Bedworth worked with the local charity, Mercurial Arts, the Borough Council and English Heritage, to create their own unique listing system and identify and record the buildings and sites important to them.
A young participant learning about the First World War Photo Brendan Kelly
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Luton remembers the First World War
People living in Luton took a step back in time to explore what life was like during the First World War and the impact it had on people living in Luton at the time.
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Chinese Heritage
A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.