Projects we’ve funded

Friends of Bowling Park have developed and trained their members to protect the park for the future.

The project explored the heritage of Reading's LGBT community and created an archive of historic and recent stories to preserve them for future generations.

Thirty years after the 1984-5 miners' strike, North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group collected and shared the memories of local people.

A group of young people researched the personal stories of families who worked in the local torpedo factory during the First World War.

Young people in Slough led a heritage project to commemorate the stories of Polish aircrew in the RAF to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.

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

The Women’s Archive of Wales recorded the experiences of women working in factories across the country after 1945, filling a gap in our social history.

A city-wide project celebrated the extraordinary life of activist Edward Rushton as part of DaDaFest International 2014.

Inspired by the stories of women who worked in Mustard Gas factories in Bristol during the First World War, local people researched this hidden history and performed a play.

This oral history project celebrates the tradition and culture of the Guinea-Conakry community living in Greater Manchester.

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