July 20 2005
David Lammy MP, Minister for Culture, will be addressing young people and youth organisations at a major event celebrating Heritage Lottery Funded youth projects in London and the South East.
There will be performances of street dance, drama, music, fashion and film at this celebratory event, illustrating the positive impact that kids can have on their community as a result of finding more out about their heritage and identity through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Young Roots programme.
With so much emphasis on the ‘problem’ of youth at the moment, David Lammy will meet these inspirational youngsters, and the youth workers and community groups who are supporting them, for an event that includes performance, discussion and participation workshops. He will also be announcing a number of new grants that have just been awarded to youth groups, including:
Something to Dance About, Lewes
62 young people from Lewes will be developing skills and learning more about their local history and heritage through this fantastic, creative project that has been awarded £20,000 by HLF. The kids will be working with local historians, archaeologists, choreographers and composers to develop a one day public event that will interpret the history of the area through dance and music.
Not only will this add to their skills in terms of research techniques and teamwork but it’ll also increase their confidence in their own abilities. The end result promises to be a great achievement for the young people of Lewes and the local community.
Timeline, London Docklands
One of the most culturally diverse areas in London has been awarded a grant of £24,000 from HLF to allow 20 local young people to research the social history of the docklands. Working together with the Museum in Docklands (MiD) this group will really reap the benefits of the facilities available there to bring the project to the community. They’ll learn about developing a website, digital photography, project management and DVD development, as well as research into their own family history and oral history interviews with the local community – building bridges and lines of communication between the different groups.
The results will be developed into an exhibition and website and their photography will projected onto walls in the area in an innovative and thought provoking way. Working together in this way will really contribute to their feelings of self-worth and confidence as well as developing a sense of pride in their local area – a real winner for the young people of the Docklands.
HLF has awarded over £8 million to 378 projects, benefiting thousands of young people throughout the UK.