Projects we’ve funded

This project generated interest from the Canvey Island community and artists alike by creating a mural of the 1953 flood that affected the area.

The Dissenters Graveyard in Exeter contains significant physical heritage related to the nonconformist tradition and includes a wealth of family and local history. It has been closed for public access for many years and had become very neglected and overgrown.

Young people carried out research at Priest's House Museum, East Dorset, into stories about the village fire of May 1892.

School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.

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

Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past 100 years.

Beat Routes enabled young people to discover the history of recording music in the 20th century, experimenting and recording with pre-digital technology.

Young people recruited through Stockton Council’s Youth Service worked with Preston Hall Museum to research local stories relating to the First World War and shared them with the local community.

The Friends of Judy Woods and JAMES (Joint Activities and Motor Education Services) worked together to open up natural heritage to local young people through a new digital heritage trail.

Young people in Hampshire gained research skills, collected oral histories, created films and curated an exhibition.

Young people learned about ancient Welsh music and were taught how to use modern digital devices to create their own new compositions.

Within days of the outbreak of the First World War, the YMCA had established 250 tea huts in the UK providing refreshments for soldiers heading to war. As the war progressed, these huts evolved to serve hospitals, POW camps and training centres.