Midlands and East

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.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

Daventry Town Council oversaw the development of a Grade II listed Georgian town house into a cultural and historical hub for the local community.

The issue of crime on the home front has often been neglected. This project will focus on the impact of the First World War on crime in Bishop's Stortford and surrounding areas.

Hundreds of local people took part in a community archaeology project at Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth.

The Friends of Barclay Park were awarded funds to carry out extensive restoration work to the park and lake with support from the local community.

Volunteers investigated the impact of the First World War on the people of Leicester and shared their research through exhibitions, school workshops and online.

Volunteers researched the history of The Croft in Nottingham, a non-institutional home for lone mothers during the 1960s and 1970s.

A pair of peregrine falcons inspired a community project managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.

A project to make the Ipswich Town Football Charitable Trust archive more widely accessible, and uncovering the heritage of the club through individual stories and artefacts.

Highgate Baptist Church researched the remarkable life of Peter Stanford, Birmingham’s first black minister.