Anniversaries

The Empire Cinema in Blackburn was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in the UK.

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

Young people researched 50 years of Caribbean music and culture in Bristol and shared their findings via radio, film and online.

The Portsmouth Museums and Records Service encouraged local community groups to explore their family, community and local history.

‘April Ashley: Portrait of a Lady’ shared the hidden history of the trans community – those whose gender identity and/or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth – with 1.2million visitors.

Volunteers worked with their local branch of Mind to collect and share the stories of people who have used the charity’s mental health services over the last 50 years.

As Weymouth Sailing Club reached its 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers undertook a project to celebrate and share local sailing heritage.

The project explored and commemorated the significant contribution made by Muslim soldiers in the British Indian Army in the First World War.

Thirty years after the 1984-5 miners' strike, North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group collected and shared the memories of local people.

Young people in Slough led a heritage project to commemorate the stories of Polish aircrew in the RAF to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

A student-led project created a mobile phone app that updates a Jane Austen walking trail in Hampshire to mark 200 years since the author’s death.

Students collected stories and discovered what life was like being blind or partially sighted in the past.