Mission: To use history to encourage young people to identify with their community, and discuss issues around antisocial behaviour
Funding: 93,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, for three years
The idea of using the history of an area to engage young people in their community was introduced by regeneration charity Groundwork UK, but the Camden and Islington trust has put its own spin on the idea by using the theme of the criminal justice system.
Wendy Baverstock, development manager at the trust, says: "At a local level we've developed the theme of law and order because we thought it was relevant to young people in an urban setting where there is a lot of rhetoric about antisocial behaviour, and situations where young people are being demonised."
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