Project Ref: HG-06-00575
Programme: Heritage Grants
Applicant: Leeds West Indian centre charitable trust
Project Title: Leeds Bi-Centenary Transformation project
Amount: £408,000
Region: Yorkshire and Humber
Description:
To commemorate the bicentenary of the parliamentary abolition of the slave trade. The project will highlight the role played by those enslaved in campaigning against the trade and the contribution of African culture to the heritage of the UK. Through a year-long programme of activities, people will investigate the impact of the abolition on the history and communities of Leeds and contribute to a longer-term legacy of learning materials, exhibitions and new ways of working together.

Project Ref: YH-06-00291
Programme: Your Heritage
Applicant: Adeoti Arts and Crafts
Project Title: African Roots In The Community
Amount: £50,000
Region: West Midlands
Description:
The project will look at and research into the history of Black communities in the UK, their African roots from slavery onwards, and how this has influenced British society in terms of music, dance and language.

Project Ref: YR-06-00281
Programme: Young Roots
Applicant: Mary Seacole Trust
Project Title: Hidden Histories
Amount: £24,700
Region: North West
Description:
Linking to the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery act, the children will collate oral histories of BME community residents ranging from their 30s to their 80s recording on film, sound, photos and text. The oral histories will be archived by NWSA (sound only) and exhibited at the Trust's Cultural Centre with the help of Manchester Museum and Trafford City Council's Cultural Strategy Group.

Project Ref: YH-05-01601
Applicant: Black British Heritage Ltd
Project Title: Towards the Triangular Trade
Amount: £50,000
Region: London
Description:
This project aims to work closely with schools and the whole community on the triangle slave trade.