“Up to No Good” is an
intergenerational project working with young people and older
residents in Camden, Islington and Westminster. The three year
project aims to promote understanding and cohesion between young
people and adults through the theme of the project, which is
leisure and how activities we do in our spare time have changed
over the years.
The programme of activity encourages people to come together and explore heritage in an accessible and educational way. Participants are learning about games, community festivals and friendships groups as well as people's use of places such as parks, streets, rivers and derelict land.
Over the three year lifespan of the project, Groundwork will be working with six communities involving a minimum of 20 young people and 12 adults per project. Participants will be putting on performances and exhibitions to showcase the heritage collected and to share their experiences with others.
The project has
been funded using a grant of £134,500 from the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) and further smaller grants from The Rank
Foundation, Goldsmiths Company, Vitners Company and the Morris
Charitable Trust.
Click below to read about the various projects within the
programme:
You can now download the Up to No Good Best Practice Guide . This guide has been designed to document the whole of the ‘Up To No Good’ programme, explaining what we did and how we did it. You will also find hints and tips about how to successfully set up and run a heritage based intergenerational project of your own.
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