Cultures and memories

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.

Chevin Forest Park’s fascinating stories are being told through heritage trails, spotters’ guides, podcasts and their interactive website.

The Omagh Hedgerow Heritage Initiative engaged community groups in training, learning and activity to raise awareness on the importance of rich hedgerows.

A city-wide project celebrated the extraordinary life of activist Edward Rushton as part of DaDaFest International 2014.

When it was discovered during local history lessons that a medieval manor house was buried under their classroom, the children of Tinsley Junior School took to archaeology with enthusiasm, some even taking old spoons to set up their own digs in their back gardens at home.

This project told the story of the UK's first professional black footballer, with free educational resources exploring Arthur Wharton's heritage.

Young people from refugee communities discover the pastimes of Victorian children through nursery rhymes brought to life by Walter Crane.

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.

A project focusing on Bill Naughton, Bolton’s most famous and successful writer, 25 years after his death.

The L8 Untold Project will engage volunteers in uncovering and recording hidden histories of Britain’s oldest Black community.

For the Zebedee Troupers – Abled Not DISabled project, young people with disabilities discovered the role disabled people played during the two world wars.

A community archaeology project in Windermere will uncover the site of a former Second World War housing complex used to house child Holocaust survivors.