Projects we’ve funded

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) joined forces with independent school Building Young People's Potential (BYPP) to help 103 young people in alternative education learn accredited skills and become ‘Green Giants.’

Young people explored the origins of the Geordie language and dialect, its preservation through song, poetry and film, and how it could be considered a social barrier by both Geordies and outsiders.

Young people researched the experiences of the Accrington Pals in the First World War, developing a short film and workshop for secondary schools and encouraging others to make their own films.

Over 18 months, 16 young people learnt to care for and enjoy their local environment through a range of practical activities at a variety of natural heritage sites.

Young people from Lincolnshire explored their area's rich built heritage and gained an insight into traditional building skills.

A project devised by a group of 25 young people after the old Horse Chestnut tree in the grounds of their community centre was felled.

Inspired by the archives held at the Lincolnshire Museum of Life, young people explored Lincoln’s history to develop a radio play about life in the First World War.

A group of young volunteers worked with local people to preserve the heritage of North Tyneside's beach resorts.

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.

Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional Romani vardo (wagon) in an original folk art style.

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.

Young people researched 50 years of Caribbean music and culture in Bristol and shared their findings via radio, film and online.