Projects we’ve funded

Masham has survived and flourished as a market town since the Middle Ages. A hub for trades ranging from cobbling to coffins, it now has Yorkshire’s largest market place.

Volunteers explored six centuries of history through the lives of local personalities, sharing their discoveries through the ‘Woking’s Story’ display at The Lightbox.

Young people reinterpreted the changing roles of women during the First World War, through letters, films and an exhibition.

Creative Waves Community Arts enabled young and old residents of Worthing to rediscover their town.

Cultures CIC led a First World War project put together by the young people in the Teesside area which explored the contributions of African people and the effect of the war on the African continent.

Petersfield Museum used the medium of dance to tell the stories of Hampshire residents in the First World War.

Volunteer researchers helped uncover the true stories behind the successful Horse at War 1914-18 exhibition at The Lightbox in Woking.

Community groups and university partners came together to explore how the First World War was won in the market gardens of Worcestershire as well as on the battlefield.

This 12-month project focused on the hidden histories of women in the First World War. It marked the Centenary of 1915 – the year when women were first actively encouraged to undertake work traditionally performed by men.

Communities from Peckham came together to recreate a photograph of war horses destined for the Western Front.

Led by Coedpoeth Community Council, this project was designed to discover more about the names listed on Coedpoeth War Memorial and restore the War Memorial Park gates.

Narrative Eye helped London community groups research how people from Africa and the Caribbean contributed to the First World War.