Training

Volunteers explored six centuries of history through the lives of local personalities, sharing their discoveries through the ‘Woking’s Story’ display at The Lightbox.

A team of 50 volunteer bat wardens worked to increase the population of horseshoe bats in South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset through monitoring, habitat management and education.

This partnership training scheme provided opportunities for people to take on work-based placements across the South West Wildlife Trusts.

A team of volunteers received training to survey, document and conserve small ancient woodlands for the benefit of local communities.

The Call Up helped participants piece together the lives of refugees living in Hampshire during the First World War.

Do you know your annelids from your arachnids? This training project aimed to increase the number of people skilled in recording invertebrates across Shropshire.

Painshill Park Trust returned a breathtaking crystal cave to its 18th-century glory.

Transforming a historic building and giving new hope, skills and self-confidence to homeless participants.

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

West Berkshire Council and Newbury Community Resource Centre worked with local people to revive the fortunes of a neglected river.

Longstone Local History Group carried out further archaeological work on an Iron Age Hill Fort near Bakewell, covering the full extent of Fin Cop.

This project aimed to make both the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library accessible to a wide range of people and involve audiences in an interactive way.