First World War: then and now

Overview

With a grant from them you could make a real difference to a wide range of people by helping them understand the war and its impact better. In particular, they believe that involving young people in marking the Centenary is important.

In assessment, they take account of the broad range of outcomes that your project might achieve. Under First World War: then and now, they expect your project to achieve a minimum of one outcome for people from the list below. It is unlikely that your project will achieve a large number of these outcomes.

Outcomes for people

With their investment, people will have:

• Learnt about heritage
• Developed skills
• Changed their attitudes and/or behaviour
• Had an enjoyable experience
• Volunteered time

Outcomes for heritage

With their support, heritage will be:

• In better condition
• Better interpreted and explained
• Identified / recorded

Outcomes for communities

With their support:

• More people and a wider range of people will have engaged with heritage.

Examples of projects which might be funded

All communities living in the UK have been affected by the First World War in some way, either by the events that took place, or by the changes it brought about. Here are some examples of the heritage that your project might explore:

• Local places with First World War associations of any kind
• Objects, photographs, documents, books and newspapers which tell the stories of individuals and communities involved in or affected by the war
• Training trenches or airields
• Buildings and structures used in the war or affected by the war (e.g. factories or hospitals)
• Places, objects and collections linked to the industrial, maritime and transport heritage of the First World War
• Memorials of all kinds, including memorial gardens, commemorating lives lost in the war
• Existing recordings of people’s memories and experiences from the First World War
• The memories and experiences of people who were afected by the First World War after it happened, such as the children of people involved
• Art, literature, music, theatre, film and popular culture focusing on the First World War, either created during the war or in later years
• Natural heritage and landscapes affected by the war
• Any of these types of heritage created since the First World War that show its impact on the United Kingdom and people currently living here.