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Bill Naughton's Bolton: A Legacy
A project focusing on Bill Naughton, Bolton’s most famous and successful writer, 25 years after his death.
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A project focusing on Bill Naughton, Bolton’s most famous and successful writer, 25 years after his death.
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Focusing on the raving landscape between 1985 and 1995, this project has created the Lapsed Clubber Heritage Map
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The history of the pioneers of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants was uncovered and shared through an immersive exhibition, events, website and book.
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Young people in Crewe connected with the heritage of their town using digital gaming.
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A partnership project to improve wellbeing for participants in an innovative volunteering programme in Manchester.
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Recording the culture of the Kashmiri community in Greater Manchester through the collection of memories.
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Young people from refugee communities discover the pastimes of Victorian children through nursery rhymes brought to life by Walter Crane.
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Exploring the contributions of Rossendale’s first generation Bangladeshi Pioneers through intergenerational working.
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This project explores the diary of Jack Pulman, a first-hand account of life as an overseas serviceman during the First World War.
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A community archaeology project in Windermere will uncover the site of a former Second World War housing complex used to house child Holocaust survivors.
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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.
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In just four years, Blyth Tall Ship grew from a germ of an idea and a patch of derelict quayside land, to an inspiring start-up business supporting boatbuilding skills.