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Restoration of Raikes Road Burial Ground Raikes Road Burial Ground The Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground reconnected people with the wildlife and local stories housed in the burial ground. Once a forgotten wasteland, the burial ground was restored as a …

Sharing the social history of women from 1900 to now Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral histories they had collected Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past 100 …

Huddersfield Rugby League: A Lasting Legacy Volunteers learning about the club's role in the First World War Volunteers of all ages found out about Huddersfield’s sporting history during the First World War, producing a website, town trails, an …

Reflection: 50 Years of Mental Health Heritage Volunteers collecting stories of MIND's work I think the exhibition was poignant in reflecting the development of how mental patients were treated and how things should be handled going forward. The history …

1948 Olympic Games, then and now. The lives of young people aged 17-20 at the time of the 1948 London Olympics were compared with young people today, in this 2012 project. Social snapshots of young people in 1948 and 2012 were collected, and their stories …

Roman Sussex: saving a remarkable treasure A coin from the hoard Brighton’s Royal Pavilion and Museums used HLF funding to save a rare treasure hoard, building a valuable network for local museums in the process. The Royal Pavilion & Museums operate …

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 …

Compton Verney Chapel and Landscape Restoration Project Project data Programme Heritage Grants Date awarded 19/11/2013 Location Wellesbourne East & Rural Local Authority Stratford-on-Avon Applicant Compton Verney House Trust Award Given …

The Empire needs men A well-attended project event about black soldiers during the First World War "Young people were really inspired because they don’t get to see role models outside of sport or music. It was a shock for them to see young black heroes." …

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, …