Projects we’ve funded

Through workshops and visits, children from Salesbury School used archives to find out how the First World War affected boys living in Blackburn Orphanage.

Communities from Portsmouth traced the stories of the sailors from the naval city of Portsmouth lost in the Battle of Jutland.

Young people from Brierfield and Nelson in Lancashire explored the role of their local community and the Indian Army in the First World War.

Narberth Museum is researching the letters of a Narberth soldier who shared his experiences on the frontline with friends and family back in Wales.

This project explored the lesser-known story of the black contribution to the First World War.

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

Inspired by the Dig for Victory Campaign of 1917, adult learners from Scotland’s Rural College designed and built a First World War allotment.

Catholic and Protestant communities were brought together in this project investigating the impact of the First World War on the local area.

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

Community films and exhibitions uncovered a wartime story and reconnected local people with their museum

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.

Heaton Avenues in Wartime uncovered 10 hidden stories of local residents during the First World War.