Projects we’ve funded

This project focused on actively engaging local community groups and schools in Portsmouth City Council’s internationally important Conan Doyle Collection.

The Routes and Rhythm project was created by a group of young people who wanted to know more about their cultural heritage through the history of music.

The Right Track allowed young people to come together in a range of exciting outdoor activities whilst exploring the importance of railway and mining heritage in the North East.

South West Youth Parliament members took part in a project to learn about people who campaigned for change in their communities and in politics.

East Kent Mencap delivered a reminiscence project which worked with people with learning disabilities to reflect on and record their lives through a favourite item of clothing.

365 Leeds stories uncovered and shared the hidden history of people with learning difficulties in Leeds by interviewing people who remembered Meanwood Hospital.

The Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground reconnected people with the wildlife and local stories housed in the burial ground.

This project explored the period between World Wars in Aylesbury through research and interviewing locals about their experiences.

The Sharing Sindhi Crafts project used crafts as a way to bring people together and share long held traditions.

The project featured a structured programme of education and training to an exhibition which has toured outside London to mark the 150th anniversary of the great Hindu philosopher and visionary, Vivekananda.

Local people were engaged in uncovering and interpreting the history of a community-owned island.

During the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act in 1967 which partially decriminalised homosexuality, the local Doncaster LGBT+ community have shared their experiences over the years in a poignant film.