Historic England has launched a new ‘History in the Making’ fund aimed at encouraging work with young people (aged 13-25) to create place markers across the North of England. These projects will mark and celebrate important local histories that have been overlooked and bring them to a broader audience. The scheme is about a place’s identity and what makes it special, from remembering local inspirational events, figures and histories, to physically connecting them to the places and spaces they occupied.
Historic England will provide grants of up to £15,000 to organisations or community groups who want to work directly with young people out-of-school hours, across the North of England in Levelling Up category 1 places, many of which contain industrial heritage and archaeology sites. Projects must be co-created, with young people’s voices at the heart of decision-making.
The deadline for applications is 14th July 2023. Details on how to apply and guidance notes on what might be funded can be found by following this link: https://historicengland.org.uk/get-involved/help-write-history/history-in-the-making/
Industrial Heritage Networks 