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Remembering the Windrush decade in Watford Project participants receiving their award on Awards Day In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury bringing the very first migrants from the Caribbean to settle in Britain. There are many in the …

Forgotten Wrecks of World War One: Remembering and commemorating through archaeology Project data Programme Heritage Grants Date awarded 21/09/2012 Location Bargate Local Authority Southampton Applicant Maritime Archaeology Trust (Hampshire & Wight Trust …

Chinese Heritage A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community. The 15-month long historical project looked at the lives of individual migrants and British Chinese, …

Hadhari Oral History Project Archive image from the Hadhari Oral History Project The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever. Many of the people who shared their …

Finchingfield Guildhall – A Building Story Retiling the roof at Finchingfield Finchingfield Guildhall in Essex was on the Buildings at Risk Register until National Lottery funding helped secure its restoration. The Grade I listed medieval building …

Let's Play Stoolball! Sussex schoolchildren were introduced to stoolball, a medieval forerunner of cricket, in a wide-ranging sport and rural history project. The sport, which was played by women and girls as well as manual labourers, was an important …

The Renewal of Insole Court Project data Programme Heritage Grants Date awarded 15/11/2011 Location Llandaff Local Authority Cardiff Applicant Insole Court Trust Ymddiredolaeth Cwrt Insole Award Given …

Tracing your roots back to Gallipoli DBBC students researching Bolton soldiers who had died in the Gallipoli campaign Twenty young people, aged 14-19, researched the lives of Bolton soldiers who had died during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. Visiting Bury …

Burnley LGBT Heritage Project The Burnley LGBT Heritage Project focused on capturing the hidden histories of LGBT+ communities to explore the life stories, experiences and memories of people living in the area. The historical marginalisation of LGBT+ …

Family Adams Project (FAP) The aim of The Family Adams Project was to develop a community archive of a Victorian shop found in the historic heart of Littleport town. J H Adams, Ironmongers, faithfully served Fenland customers for over 100 years selling …