Children and young people

Two people in costume stand on a bridge in Painshill Park
Participants in period dress welcoming people to Painshill Park, Cobham

Projects

Grotto Restoration - Education Project

Painshill Park Trust returned a breathtaking crystal cave to its 18th-century glory.

A group working on a stone wall

Projects

Get Into Dry Stone Walling

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

Young participants by the River Lambourn

Projects

RENEWAL: reviving River Lambourn

West Berkshire Council and Newbury Community Resource Centre worked with local people to revive the fortunes of a neglected river.

School children watching as poppy plaques are created by an artist
Artist session in school to create Poppy plaques

Projects

Discovering Their Footsteps

Pupils at North Primary School discovered and shared the stories of former students who fought during the First World War through two HLF-supported projects.

Examining some First World War artefacts at a community workshop
Examining some First World War artefacts at a community workshop

Projects

Interpreting Wilfred Owen's view of life in the trenches

Young people in Wythenshawe worked with their local community housing group to learn about Wilfred Owen, a First World War poet who posthumously won the Military Cross.

Participant as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse in front of a green screen with an image of a First World War hospital
Participant as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse in front of a green screen with an image of a First World War hospital

Projects

Yours Sincerely

Young people reinterpreted the changing roles of women during the First World War, through letters, films and an exhibition.

DBBC students researching Bolton soldiers who had died in the Gallipoli campaign
DBBC students researching Bolton soldiers who had died in the Gallipoli campaign

Projects

Tracing your roots back to Gallipoli

Twenty young people, aged 14-19, researched the lives of Bolton soldiers who had died during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

Intergenerational workshop at Rockcliffe First School
Intergenerational workshop at Rockcliffe First School

Projects

Wor War: the First World War in North Tyneside

Young people from North Tyneside found out how the First World War affected their local communities through a range of creative activities.

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