Learning from past conflicts

Their Past Your Future 2 is the second phase of the hugely successful Their Past Your Future Programme. This second phase is focused around an annual grant programme open to all museums, libraries and archives in England. The programme offers funding for the sector to use their collections and resources to explore innovative and creative ways of increasing community learning and young people’s knowledge and understanding of the impact and contemporary significance of conflict. This overarching aim encompasses themes of remembrance and commemoration, identity and reconciliation, citizenship, diversity, asylum, conflict resolution and peacekeeping.

The programme, which receives cash from the Big Lottery Fund, is managed and delivered by the MLA Partnership. In this second phase of the programme (2007-2010) grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available through an annual grant programme. Museums, libraries and archives in England may apply for grants focused on one or both of the following areas:

• work with children and young people
• inter-generational learning.

Year 2 funding has now closed (2008/9)

The TPYR year 2 grant scheme has now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. A further and final grant round will be announced for 2009/10. Please keep an eye on this and the grants pages for details on the next funding round.

We have received far more applications in year two than we can support with the £420,000 available. A list of successful projects will be announced at the beginning of July and will be featured on this page.

Regional support and feedback for unsuccessful applicants in year 2

Unsuccessful applicants in year two will be able to receive feedback on their application from their Regional Agency contact. Please use the contact list below if you wish to receive feedback on your application.

MLA East of England - Natasha Hutcheson
natasha@najla19.plus.com or 01284 731 100 (switchboard)

MLA East Midlands - Liz Towner 
liz.towner@mlaeastmidlands.org.uk or 0116 285 1357

MLA London -  Samantha Cairns
samantha.cairns@mlalondon.org.uk or 020 75491704

MLA North East - Shruti Jain
shruti.jain@mlanortheast.org.uk or 0191 2697993

MLA North West - Chris Chadwick 
chris@chadwick.co.uk or 07939 123 529 

MLA South East - Trish Botten
trish.botten@mlasoutheast.org.uk or 01962 858840

MLA South West - Vic Harding
vic.harding@mlasouthwest.org.uk or 01823 259696

MLA West Midlands - Jenni Waugh
jenni.waugh@mlawestmidlands.org.uk or 0121 6315813

MLA Yorkshire - Jael Edwards
edwards_jael@yahoo.co.uk or 01484 683406 or 07981 121540

Year 1 and 2 projects (2007/8 and 2008/9)

Projects in this round of funding show just what can be achieved through partnership working. Community groups, schools, reading groups, local writers, veterans and charities are just some of the organisations and people that will work together on the successful projects. Many of these plans won’t just benefit those directly involved but will create learning resources, exhibitions or drama productions that extend their reach.

Find out more below:

Their Past Your Future 2: projects funded in year one (PDF 74KB)

Year 2 projects will be announced and listed here at the beginning of July.

Note about logos and TPYF 2 for all funded projects

MLA Partnership and Big Lottery Fund (BLF) must be acknowledged in all written and electronic publications in line with the logo, support mark and visual identity guidelines pertaining to each organisation. MLA’s guidelines are available in the About Us section and BLF’s are available at http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/recipient/index.htm. Please note the MLA Partnership logo should always be used. Every activity, event or learning resource should be tagged as being supported through "Their Past Your Future 2 (TPYF 2) Programme".

For more information about Their Past Your Future 2 contact eve.pattinson@mla.gov.uk

If you wish to discuss the particulars of your grant and payment details please contact matthew.bodley@mla.gov.uk