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PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROJECTS
Living Legacy Making young people feel connected
to their locality was at the heart of the Living Legacy project run by George Green’s School in East London (pictured above). The school, which was founded in Poplar in 1828 by shipping philanthropist George Green, was awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £16,200 for a community event and exhibition project that brought pupils and local people together to exchange knowledge about their docklands heritage. The project marked the school’s
funding creative and fun projects, we are training the future custodians of our heritage to be advocates for it. If we can spark an interest in something that might seem quite inconsequential, it can often grow into something bigger, with the potential to link across many subjects. For instance, there are many career opportunities in this sector that most young people are not even aware of.’ All applications go through the
same process and the National Lottery Heritage Fund welcomes ideas, says Sarah Lanchin. It is also offering greater support for 13 under-funded communities. These are Brent, Newham and Enfield (all Greater London), North Lanarkshire and Inverclyde (Scotland), Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taff (Wales), and Corby, Knowsley, Luton, North East Lincolnshire, Tendring and Walsall (England).
40th anniversary on its current Isle of Dogs site and was a collaboration with the Friends of Island History Trust, Eastside Community Heritage, the Museum of London Docklands and the National Maritime Museum, plus local history archives. Two groups of 20 pupils investigated the history and memories of the school, researching its links to shipbuilding, the docks and the 1980s redevelopment of the Docklands. They received training in interviewing and photography, and carried out interviews with ex-pupils from the 1940s onwards. The school organised inter-generational afternoon teas with former dockers and factory workers, and students produced an exhibition of photographs, a book, and a pop-up museum.
History of computer games Members of the computer club at Lever
Park School in Bolton wanted to enhance their understanding of the computer gaming industry by exploring
the history of computer games and their impact on society. They were awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £44,800 to assist them in investigating, exploring and interpreting how the industry has evolved, with a focus on video games, technology, designers and players. The pupils underwent interview training and worked with a local radio station so they could capture oral histories from people who have made and played computer games over the years. They also visited the Centre for Computing History museum in Cambridge to learn more about how games are produced. The group designed an interactive exhibition space to teach other pupils about the heritage of the UK’s video gaming industry.
Rhondda Remembers
World War I To explore the impact of World War I on their rural Welsh community, pupils at the former Tonypandy Community College (now Ysgol Nantgwyn) were awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £34,700. The student-led project aimed to build understanding of the war by looking at how it affected the local communities of Rhondda. Students partnered with the Rhondda
Remembers WWI group, made up of local history experts, community members and professionals. They conducted research (in the national press, cartoons, letters, music and films of the era), and received training in order to make a film and an app that will provide a lasting legacy.
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