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.

As part of the All Our Stories programme, young people focused on the heritage of the coal and steel industry of South Yorkshire and were empowered to tell the local story of industrial decline.

Residents of the Langley Estate in Manchester used stories and photographs of their ancestors as inspiration to create a collective poem and film.

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

This community-led project aimed to expand digital archives and discover the stories of every soldier whose name appears on a Flintshire First World War memorial.

Volunteers explored the hidden history of Indian soldiers who served alongside British troops on the Western Front.

This project focused on the life of Walter Tull, the first black player for Tottenham Hotspur FC and one of the first black soldiers to have served as an officer during the First World War.

Young people in Wythenshawe worked with their local community housing group to learn about Wilfred Owen, a First World War poet who posthumously won the Military Cross.

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

Staff and volunteers uncovered a collection of over 3,000 photographs documenting how nursing care and rehabilitation of servicemen and women has changed since 1919.

The Friends of Stoke Minster preserved and shared the story of their war memorial window.

Pupils at North Primary School discovered and shared the stories of former students who fought during the First World War through two HLF-supported projects.