Midlands and East

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

Bread in Common explored 2,000 years of Newcastle baking traditions, from wartime loaves made from potato to the arrival of new breads from Poland and the Middle East.

A rich social archive was preserved for future generations thanks to a community history project across the Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands.

The Tracks in Time project enabled the people of Netherfield in Nottinghamshire to celebrate and explore the town’s unique history.

Young people from Midland Actors Theatre joined the Library of Birmingham to explore and share the 160-year history of New Street Station.

For Friction Arts' I-Land Life project, young people from Birmingham's Five Ways Estate discovered stories of their families' heritage and migration to Britain.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

The Birmingham Pen Museum has been expanded, with a new activity space to help bring its unique heritage to life for future generations.

This project helped to restore Peterborough’s Central Park back to its Victorian splendour.

Led by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and delivered in partnership with the Friends of Burslem Park group, this project focused on one of the largest registered Victorian Parks in the UK.

The project focused on a range of improvements to enhance the appearance and accessibility of Sconce and Devon Park.

Dartmouth Park has been transformed as part of a project run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.