London and South

Newham based arts company Parrabbola will share some of the memories of the estimated 70,000 volunteers at the heart of London 2012.

Pakiki Theatre’s Who wants to be an Olympian? project explored the sporting heritage of the Olympics and Paralympics with young people in Newham.

Newham Music Trust will create a music programme to help Newham’s schools explore the positive impact London 2012 had on the area.

Thanks to a heritage grant, the Garden Museum supported a number of innovative traineeships designed to boost sector skills.

The programme has protected and restored some of the Forest of Dean’s most at-risk natural, built and cultural heritage and connected the community with its forest.

Despite challenges during the pandemic, The Wilderness project shows how older people’s wellbeing can be improved by actively restoring and engaging with natural heritage.

The Black Heroes Foundation staged a short play at Battersea Arts Centre about John Archer, the first Black Mayor of London, elected in 1913.

Part of the Defra Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this project will plant new hedgerows and raise awareness about their importance for wellbeing and the environment.

A hub of its London community, the Unitarian church relies on volunteers with digital skills to support and share its heritage.

Hundreds of volunteers are helping children’s charity Coram digitise and share its historic archive online.

This project helped to safeguard some of South West England’s rarest butterfly and moth species. The conservation work engaged a wider range of people through working with partners.