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Rings of Time 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. The tree played a significant part in the lives of generations of the local community. Using the growth …

Green Giants Young people showing off their food growing skills 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 …

Frank went to the Front Dramatic performance by students at Royal Holloway College Supplies of Horlicks to the troops and the evocative paintings of war artist Paul Nash were just two of the discoveries in this First World War centenary project. Slough …

The story of the North East's Lumber Jills During the Second World War thousands of women joined the Women's Land Army to help the war effort and replace men who had joined the armed forces. This 18-month project enabled local people to discover one part …

365 Stories - charting boundaries of the Leeds story for disabled and marginalised people 365 Leeds stories uncovered and shared the hidden history of people with learning difficulties in Leeds by interviewing people who remembered Meanwood Hospital. …

Degrees of Separation, Barnstaple Students attending a project workshop “The best thing about the project is that it got people looking at history in a proactive and creative way. They walked in the door with a set of preconceptions but they often left …

From Russia with Love: The Return of the Houghton Masters A school party being shown around Houghton Hall, Norfolk From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly …

Stories from our Sisters in Sunderland This project collected and recorded the histories of women who came from different parts of the world to build a life in Sunderland. Mostly from Southern Asia – India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – but also from Africa, …

Lincoln War Stories Students researching the heritage of the Beechey family 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. Shooting Fish …

Taakin Heeds (Talking Heads) Young people creating their own tee-shirts “A number of the young people I work with can be written off as they don’t engage with school … showcasing the [film] to the school was a great eye opener and showed the young people …