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Exploring the hidden history of brain injury care in Cambridgeshire

A group of museum volunteers
A group of museum volunteers

Projects

… over time. They investigated the beginnings of the charity and the influence of Ida Darwin, the mental heath campaigner and pioneer after whom the hospital site is named. The … much they had learnt from the exhibition, and [how they] now better understand how brain injury conditions affect …

First national Huguenot Heritage Centre

A Huguenot oil lamp

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… Huguenot Heritage Centre 01/04/2014 Through its displays and activities, the Huguenot Heritage Centre will bring to … a story of persecution, of flight from their homeland, and of settlement and integration in England. Visitors will … am delighted by the news of this award, which allows us now to bring the little known but fascinating, and hugely …

Ed Vaizey opens London Museum of Water and Steam

The water tower at the London Museum of Water and Steam

News

… Ed Vaizey opens London Museum of Water and Steam 24/03/2014 Following its £2.3million re-development … reopens under a new name. The London Museum of Water and Steam opens to the public on Saturday 22 March, … water as well as interactive exhibits on how much water we now use in the UK compared to other places around the world. …

Sharing First World War stories from home and abroad

Children deep in their research at Emneth War Memorial

News

… Sharing First World War stories from home and abroad 12/03/2014 The second project will compare the … One in three local people in this part of the Fens now hails from countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia. Helen Grant, Minister for the First World War …

Canal College

People on a canal boat
The Canal College crew

Projects

… Trust’s Canal College project helped young people and their local canal heritage. The project was set up by the … charity. It found solutions to local skills shortages and high youth unemployment in Falkirk and Edinburgh through … community with the built and natural heritage. There are now plans to double the number of unemployed people …

Greno Woods

Pupils from St Thomas More Catholic Primary at Greno Woods in Sheffield
Pupils from St Thomas More Catholic Primary at Greno Woods in Sheffield

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… Award Given £301700 Local Sheffield woodlands conserved and consolidated for the benefit of local communities and wildlife. Located five miles north of Sheffield, Greno … grazing and coppicing management methods, the woods are now a thriving resource for local people allowing them to get …

The Arthur Wharton Heritage Project

Arthur Wharton, Victorian Sporting Superstar comic
Arthur Wharton, Victorian Sporting Superstar comic

Projects

… Grants Date awarded 17/03/2010 Location Nether Edge and Sharrow Local Authority Sheffield Applicant Football … Arthur Wharton was born in Jamestown, Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1865. When he moved to Britain he excelled in several sports including athletics, cricket and football, and became the world’s first black paid …

International Haggis Journey

International Womens Group hosting their Burns Night evening
International Womens Group hosting their Burns Night evening

Projects

… Group explored the connection between Scottish haggis and similar dishes from countries such as Syria, Iran and … information about the history of haggis in Scotland and then drew parallels with dishes from their countries of … filled with versions of haggis from around the world is now available for loan at the Glasgow Women’s Library and the …

Saltdean Lido’s iconic 1930s building restored for the community

An aerial view of people swimming in the Lido lit up at night
Saltdean Lido at night. Photo: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder.

Projects

… Rottingdean & West Saltdean Local Authority Brighton and Hove Applicant Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company … ago, when plans were announced to demolish Saltdean Lido and develop the site, the community came together, starting … Company (SLCIC). The pool was reopened in 2017 and now, thanks to National Lottery investment, the previously …

Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District

The western end of Sauchiehall Street at dusk: on the right people are walking and cycling by a People Make Glasgow banner and on the left a group of people are standing outside a bar
Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, which will be revitalised with input from the community and local organisations.

Projects

… Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, which will be revitalised with input from the community and local organisations. Heritage Places Strategic Initiative … the National Trust's Willow Tearooms and Kings Theatre. Now Glasgow Life in partnership with Glasgow City Council are …

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