Stories
Changing lives: St Fagan's course helps Tom beat anxiety
Tilly the dog helps Tom Jenkin tackle his anxiety. But it was a National Lottery-funded lambing course which gave him the confidence to aim for a career as a vet.
Young people
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Changing lives: volunteering helps Ben turn away from trouble
The youth club at the Galley Centre offered the young people of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, a reason to keep off the streets and out of trouble. But when bored teenagers, including some of 17-year-old Ben's friends, vandalised the centre, the youth club was closed down. It left them with nothing to do
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Changing lives: Jade's journey from care to college
In her 22 years, Jade has experienced more hardship than most people encounter in a lifetime. Born to a heroin addict mother, Jade spent most of her childhood in the care system. Asked about the happy times in her childhood, Jade is unequivocal: the years living with her grandma in Trimdon village.
A group of young women research women campaigners in Birmingham's archives
Projects
Fight for the Right: the Birmingham Suffragettes
School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.
Inside the Staffordshire Hoard Gallery Birmingham Museums Trust
Projects
The Staffordshire Hoard Gallery
Public interest in the Staffordshire Hoard has been unprecedented. A temporary display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery attracted more than half a million visitors in 12 months.
Pupils visiting St John's Church Notting Hill
Projects
Restoring the Future of St John’s in Notting Hill
St John’s Notting Hill have fully restored their organ whilst engaging their community in a programme of activities.
A volunteer helps a young person learn engineering skills
Projects
Blyth's Ship Building Heritage
In just four years, Blyth Tall Ship grew from a germ of an idea and a patch of derelict quayside land, to an inspiring start-up business supporting boatbuilding skills.
A child using a toothbrush to wash a sherd of pottery in a basin of water
Projects
Rainford's Roots: a Community Archaeology Project
A community archaeology project in the village of Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside.
Projects
The Renaissance Globe Project
The Museum of the History of Science in Oxford illuminated the astonishing history of globe-making for thousands of children and families.
Projects
Leicester's role in World War 1
Volunteers investigated the impact of the First World War on the people of Leicester and shared their research through exhibitions, school workshops and online.
A still from the Suffragettes video, created by the South West Youth Parliament
Projects
Heritage Heroes of Yesterday and Today
South West Youth Parliament members took part in a project to learn about people who campaigned for change in their communities and in politics.
Projects
Worthing's First World War discovery trail
Creative Waves Community Arts enabled young and old residents of Worthing to rediscover their town.