Volunteering

A team of 50 volunteer bat wardens worked to increase the population of horseshoe bats in South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset through monitoring, habitat management and education.

The Rotherham Churches Tourism Initiative involved 32 local churches, most of which are listed buildings with notable heritage aspects.

A team of volunteers received training to survey, document and conserve small ancient woodlands for the benefit of local communities.

Volunteers from the Friends of Gloucestershire Archives captured, shared and celebrated the long history of Gloucester Rugby Football Club.

Volunteers from the Scottish Pipers Association researched the tunes and stories behind the Pipers of the First World War, including the iconic image of the Piper leading the soldiers into battle.

Volunteers used the Otley Museum archives to create a digital map showing the address of every person on the town’s war memorial.

Volunteers celebrated the work of Scottish nurses and doctors during the First World War.

Heroes of Chiswick aims to discover more about the lives of 23 men from the Parish of St. Michael (Sutton Court) who were killed on active service in France, Belgium, Gallipoli and elsewhere.

The Call Up helped participants piece together the lives of refugees living in Hampshire during the First World War.

Young people with learning disabilities practiced a variety of ancient crafts and shared new skills with their wider local community through a traditional fair.

The Right Track allowed young people to come together in a range of exciting outdoor activities whilst exploring the importance of railway and mining heritage in the North East.

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