Historic England has announced (November 2024) new funding for 21 creative, youth-led, place-marking projects across England. The ‘History in the Making’ programme empowers under-represented young people to explore and celebrate their local hidden histories, finding original ways to commemorate them, helping to improve young people’s wellbeing, and increase pride in their local area. Amongst the 21 grants are several to industrial heritage themed projects.
‘Summat Creative’, in Bradford, focusses on the overlooked history of people with Learning Disabilities who worked in Bradford’s mills in the 1800s and 1900s. After historical research and creative exploration, Learning Disabled young people will help create a model of a mill and fill it with their own creative responses to the stories they’ve unearthed.
The ‘Multi-sensory accessible place marker for the Shipley Glen Tramway – Moor Time’ project will see young people with additional needs from across the Bradford district explore the social history around the oldest cable tramway in Britain, which still takes passengers from Saltaire/Baildon to Shipley Glen. Their findings will create a full accessible, multi-sensory, place marker to celebrate these histories.
‘Canal to Garden: Unearthing Greater Mamnchester’s Green Heritage’ project will engage young people in Greater Manchester to uncover and celebrate the hidden history of local canals and flora through hands-on gardening, historical research, and creative expression. It will result in a heritage garden that tells the story of our local environment.
For further details on all the 21 projects funded in 2024 follow this link: https://historicengland.org.uk/campaigns/help-write-history/history-in-the-making/
Industrial Heritage Networks 