An industrial suburb next to the M1, the Exploring Tinsley Manor project has injected a sense of pride, excitement and cohesion amongst its diverse community. A mix of generations has used the £50,000 grant to work together to share memories, research and excavate the remains of the manor and the working farm that replaced it.

Sally Rodgers, Community Heritage Officer, said: "The majority of children in Tinsley School speak English as a second language, many of them have come to Tinsley from all sorts of places in the world, but they all now have this place in common. I loved teaching them some Latin, because they all speak several languages they picked it us very quickly and we had a fantastic discussion about which languages have Latin origins. The opportunity to engage in local heritage and to raise awareness by celebrating the unique history on our doorstep has been what this project is all about and we think it is this that’s made such a difference to our community.”

"The opportunity to engage in local heritage and to raise awareness by celebrating the unique history on our doorstep has been what this project is all about and we think it is this that’s made such a difference to our community."

Sally Rodgers, Community Heritage Officer