The more Young People become aware and involved in the study and research of the History of their local community, the more it will enhance their sense of belonging and develop their citizenship skills. These Young People are the Archaeologists & Historians of Tomorrow, it is up to all of us to encourage and nurture their interest in the Past & their Local Heritage Today....

The Cambridgeshire Association for Local History are asking people to nominate Young People for CYPHA - the Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Award. Our aim is to reward and recognise History related work carried out by Young People in Eastern region.

The planned work, research or project can be very broad based, our main aim is for Young People to have fun and learn about their community and their past. They may want to base their project on their Family's History or on their Village's History or they might want to cast their net further afield to a wider East Anglia based project or even indeed a National History project or they might just be a budding Archaeologist - the basic rule is if in doubt Please Contact us, to discuss their ideas.....

Entry is open to:  Click here for an Entry Form

Entry is open to:

• 16 year olds & under
• Individuals and groups

Entry Requirements:

• Work MUST be carried out by the Nominees / Entrants
• Work must be able to be shown to the CYPHA Panel
• Work can be submitted as either hard copy, in disk format or as a presentation
• The award is for History based work. As such the entry can include the related subjects of archaeology, family history, industrial history, etc. who have carried out the work as part of another scheme such as the
• Duke of Edinburgh Award, etc.
• Work is welcomed from both Individuals or Groups & can include those
• Work must be have been carried out in the last two years
• All abilities are welcome

For further information please contact the Secretary on info@calh.org.uk.