Investing in heritage of diverse ethnic communities

This project made the work of black, feminist, gay filmmaker Sandi Hughes available online and in the Liverpool Record Office.

The role of spices in shaping local culture, cuisine and customs has been captured thanks to a community history project in Smethwick, Sandwell in the West Midlands.

From Ghana-born Arthur Wharton in the 1880s to Togolese Spurs star Emmanuel Adebayor, African footballers have been bringing their incredible skills to the UK's professional football leagues for nearly 130 years.

Repairing the Grade I Church of St Nicholas, and restoring and relocating a 17th century monument, provided the impetus for a new interpretation and activity programme. This involved many young people and adults from the village and further afield.

The project explored and commemorated the significant contribution made by Muslim soldiers in the British Indian Army in the First World War.

International Womens Group explored the connection between Scottish haggis and similar dishes from countries such as Syria, Iran and Egypt.

Catholic and Protestant communities were brought together in this project investigating the impact of the First World War on the local area.

Slough Roots enabled women from English, Asian and West Indian backgrounds to research traditional healing remedies still used in the UK today.

This project captured the personal histories of 10 residents at Beenstock Home who had lived through the pre- and post-Holocaust periods.

This volunteer-focused project produced a guide to encourage diverse ethnic communities from urban centres to visit the South Downs.

The project aims to bring together several generations of South Asians living in Bristol to identify and record their heritage. Desh means Motherland or Homeland in Hindi and Urdu.

Highgate Baptist Church researched the remarkable life of Peter Stanford, Birmingham’s first black minister.