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Young people getting involved with the Living Windows for Cumbernauld project

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Connecting people to Cumbernauld’s green spaces

The Scottish Wildlife Trust worked with local schools and community groups to connect people to the green spaces in their town.

24/02/2014

Granby Somali Women's Group at a meeting

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Recipes From Me to You - Somali Cuisine A New Experience For All""

The Recipes From Me to You project captured previously unrecorded information about the culinary heritage of Somali families living in the Granby area of Liverpool.

31/10/2013

Student Holly Patrick, presenter of the Havant’s Heroes film at the grave of Sir Frederick Fitzwygram, one of the soldiers featured in the film

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Exploring our heroes - the impact of World War 1 on the people of Havant

Outside their lesson time, a group of students investigated the lives of people from Havant during the First World War and created a film, website and book.

23/09/2013

Participants surveying a historical building

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Volunteers complete surveys of Lincolnshire's heritage at risk

Volunteers across Lincolnshire became stewards for their local historic environment by completing a survey of the county's heritage assets to identify those at risk.

05/12/2008

A trainee rethatches a roundhouse

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ESAMP Heritage traineeships

This HLF-supported project took on seven trainees in 2011 for 12 months of work-based training focusing on heritage building skills and historic landscape management.

25/05/2010

A range of filmed interviews recorded LGBT history Birmingham LGBT

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Coming Out Stories

Young people captured, preserved and shared the Coming Out Stories of Birmingham’s LGBT community.

19/12/2013

Project participant researching circus performers and characters

A project participant gets into her research

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Circadius

Young people from the communities of Muirhouse and Pilton in Edinburgh have been exploring the traditions and evolution of travelling circuses.

24/09/2015

Graffiti art inspired workshop City of Colours

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Young people explore Birmingham's musical history

The Routes2Roots campaign inspired the City of Colours youth panel to explore Birmingham’s musical history.

22/01/2016

Hanna Ahmed (left) and Nazish Majid looking at items from the archive at The Peace Museum, Bradford

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No Man’s Land – young people uncover women’s viewpoints on the First World War

By exploring beyond nursing, young people from Bradford have discovered the range of women’s experiences and contributions in the First World War to create an inspiring publication.

17/11/2016