Projects
Worthing's First World War discovery trail
Creative Waves Community Arts enabled young and old residents of Worthing to rediscover their town.
Children and young people
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
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
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.
Members of Aik Saath at Bentley Priory Museum
Projects
Commemorating the contribution of Polish aircrew during the Second World War
Young people in Slough led a heritage project to commemorate the stories of Polish aircrew in the RAF to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Young people discovering film related museum objects
Projects
Bradford film history and heritage uncovered and explained
A group of young people from a local school worked with Bradford UNESCO City of Film (BUCF) to plan and deliver a heritage project alongside Bradford Industrial Museum, National Media Museum and Yorkshire Film Archive.
The cast of the play celebrate their achievements
Projects
Working The War
A group of young people researched the personal stories of families who worked in the local torpedo factory during the First World War.
Student Holly Patrick, presenter of the Havant’s Heroes film at the grave of Sir Frederick Fitzwygram, one of the soldiers featured in the film
Projects
Exploring our heroes - the impact of World War 1 on the people of Havant
Outside their lesson time, a group of students investigated the lives of people from Havant during the First World War and created a film, website and book.
Young actor playing the part of an ice cream seller for visiting school pupils
MAT
Projects
New Street Station history project for young people
Young people from Midland Actors Theatre joined the Library of Birmingham to explore and share the 160-year history of New Street Station.
Young people getting involved with the Living Windows for Cumbernauld project
Projects
Connecting people to Cumbernauld’s green spaces
The Scottish Wildlife Trust worked with local schools and community groups to connect people to the green spaces in their town.
Young people collect oral histories
Projects
Each One, Teach One
The project brought together young and older people to explore the built heritage of Hulme and Moss Side from the 1950s to the present day.
Heritage projects raise the most profound questions!
Mass Observation Archive
Projects
Mass Observation Archive: Exploring life in Britain from 1930s to 1950s
The University of Sussex’s Mass Education project inspired a range of people from local schools and communities to engage with a unique social history resource.