Midlands and East

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

An oral history project recording the memories and experiences of people who moved from Bangladesh to Birmingham between 1940 and 1971.

The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever.

FARI archaeology, a constituted community group, applied for this grant to investigate, record, and protect an internationally important Ice Age hunting site.

This project was based around a dress collection that was gifted to City College Peterborough.