The Orchard Project Planting and caring for city orchards London may seem a surprising spot to find orchards, but place names like Perivale (‘pear tree valley’) and Plumstead (‘place of plum trees’) reveal a rich orchard-growing heritage. This heritage is under...
The Nautilus Project Discovering the world underwater Gibraltar sits at a natural underwater crossroads, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. The location makes for rich and abundant marine life, including seven different species of whale and...
The British Library The making of a myth Was Alexander the Great a hero, villain, philosopher or magician? This debate, about one of the ancient world’s most famous figures, has been going on for two millennia – and now it’s being explored in a major exhibition at the...
IntoUniversity Opening up opportunities Higher education changes lives. It brings greater life-satisfaction, lower unemployment and increased earnings. But the most disadvantaged young people in England are four times less likely to attend university than the least...
Royal Society for Blind Children Essential skills for life without limits Preparing food for yourself or loved ones is an everyday thing for most of us. But for a young person with a visual impairment it can be daunting. According to the 2015 My Voice report, 6 out of...
