Midlands and East

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

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.

The transformation of Middleport Pottery saved traditional skills in danger of being lost and is sparking regeneration of the local area.

Taking inspiration from the number five bus route, Sampad documented the heritage of communities living in the culturally-rich suburbs of Birmingham.

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.

Volunteers researched the history of the Bedford College of Physical Training and developed a film using archival material and interviews with former students.

An HLF Skills for the Future grant enabled the CBA to offer year-long workplace learning bursaries.

In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury bringing the very first migrants from the Caribbean to settle in Britain. There are many in the Watford community who arrived then, or in the ten years that followed, in what has subsequently become known as the “Windrush Decade”.

This project is exploring the impact of the First World War on the people of Broadland, from the perspectives of the men who went to war and those who remained at home.

Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional Romani vardo (wagon) in an original folk art style.

Community films and exhibitions uncovered a wartime story and reconnected local people with their museum