What We Do
We create innovative activities and publications FOR children WITH children in London. Illustrated magazines, songs and raps, maps, posters, compact discs, interactive web sites – we're always developing new ideas. And we're always looking for children to help us with our next project!

Our Studio Workshops are structured as professional design studios, where participants work with expert designers and professional illustrators to realise their project aims. We ask our participants, "What Do You Want to Create?" and then we give them the training, resources and support they need to get the project done.

Plus, we have LOADS of fun in the process!

What Have We Done?

2000 Summary: The Guy Fox History Project is established by Kourtney Harper, a London-based illustrator, using a Millennium Grant from The Peabody Trust. Guy Fox : History on the Sly Issue #1 is published and distributed to children through Southwark Schools libraries. The Guy Fox History Project Charitable Trust is founded.<< Publications details >>

2001 Summary: The Guy Fox History Project receives its official Charity Registration Number 1084869. Guy Fox : History on the Sly Issue #2 is published and distributed to children through Southwark Schools and libraries. Guy Fox staff conduct"Make London Better" workshops at St. Joseph's School in George Row (SE16).Guy Fox : History on the Sly Issue #3 is published and distributed to children through Southwark Schools and libraries.Volunteers from the Guy Fox History Project receive a Champions for Change Millennium Award from the Peabody Trust to develop the "History's Happening" Photo Competition.<< Publications details >>

2002 Summary: Over 13,000 images are submitted to our History's Happening Photo Competition, and 10 finalists attend an Awards Ceremony at Cotton's Atrium, along with their families. A photograph of the Berlin Wall taken by Harry Coulston (RIGHT) wins. Guy Fox : History on the Sly Special Jubilee Edition is published and distributed and 50 children from South Bermondsey and Peckham explore Southwark in the Guy Fox Southwark Children's Map Project. Guy Fox : History on the Sly Issue #4 is published and distributed to children through Southwark Schools and libraries. Southwark Environment and Leisure Department commissions a special edition of the Guy Fox Magazine exploring Bankside. << Publications details >>

2003 Summary: The Guy Fox Studio Workshops Pilot Programme takes place at the Beormund Community Centre; participants receive training from expert graphic designers and publish their own edition of the Guy Fox Magazine:Guy Fox : History on the Sly # 5 (Southwark Facts & Figures). Guy Fox Volunteers produce History Rocks 1, an audio CD of London songs and stories for users with reading difficulties or visual impairment. The Guy Fox® team develop the "Winston Churchill Leadership Programme" for the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms and pilot the educational programme at Stoke Newington School. A massive success, the Churchill Leadership Programme is now used worldwide to develop leadership and citizenship skills among secondary students. Work begins on the Westminster Children's Map, with Guy Fox History Project illustrators providing guidance and training for Sixth Form students at Westminster School. The Guy Fox History Project receives an America Online Innovators in the Community Award, for multimedia training and web site development. Guy Fox Studio Workshops take place at Charles Dickens Primary School. Students publish a magazine highlighting the life of Michael Faraday, and exploring the history of the Elephant & Castle. Students also develop a web site: www.elephantfacts.co.uk. << Publications details >>

2004 Summary: The Guy Fox History Project receives a grant from the South East London Community Foundation to fund our Studio Workshops 2004.
Guy Fox : History on the Sly (Elephant & Castle) is published and released to 5000 children in Southwark.
Our Kings & Queens of England Poster is published and goes on sale.The Guy Fox History Project receives a grant from the Pool of London Partnership for workshops leading to the publication of a book, and a grant from Elephant Links Partnership for Elephant & Castle Workshops leading to History Rocks #2 (audio CD). The Westminster Children's Map is published and distributed to Westminster children through information points and local libraries.The Southwark Children's Map (2nd Edition) is published. From April to July: Guy Fox™ Studio Workshops take place at the Beormund Community Centre, Bermondsey. 20 participants between 9 and 13 years old work with expert designers to publish an interactive CD-Rom about famous people from Southwark.
Wowee! The Guy Fox History Project wins The Guardian Charity Awards 2004. Read the article.
Guy Fox® Workshops take place at Tower Bridge School focussing on the history and engineering behind Tower Bridge. The Guy Fox team interview South Londoners about their memories of the Elephant & Castle, as part of the Elephant Links Partnership Elephant & Castle history workshops. << Publications details >>

2005 Summary: We devote a lot of time in 2005 developing our organisation and securing its future. The Board of Trust decides to establish a trading company, Guy Fox Limited, which will donate all its profits to the Guy Fox History Project and help it sustain its educational work.
January: The Churchill Museum launches the Winston Churchill Leadership Programme, designed by the Guy Fox team. February: The Guy Fox History Project creates a CD-Rom, "Dockhead Memories", for the Beacon Project, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a V2 rocket blast which destroyed the Most Holy Trinity Church. We devote March and April to issues of development and fund-raising for future projects! We have lots of meetings with lawyers and accountants!
In May, students at Tower Bridge Primary School explore the Pool of London and create a Summer Trailmap for Families. The map is launched in July and is translated into French. Students from Tower Bridge Primary School participate in workshops to create an interactive Tower Bridge website in June. <<www.towerbridgefacts.co.uk>>
From September to December, our HomeFront Recall Studio Workshops take place. Twenty children and six older people work together to create two magazines, The Blitz and Evacuation, about the experience of children during the Second World War. << Publications details >> The magazine is launched in December at City Hall, at an event hosted by Valerie Shawcross (GLA Member for Lambeth and Southwark).

2006 Summary: In January, we publish the London Children's Map, which sells like hotcakes at museum shops and through our commercial website. Our first commercial publication, it sells out completely, so we update it and publish the 2nd edition! We begin a Guy Fox Advisory Team (Guy Fox A-Team), and we recruit children from Southwark to help us develop new ideas for projects. In March, we work with St. Jude's Primary School to create a Waterloo Neighbourhood History Map.In May, we work with local children on a Children's Guide to the GLA, which is our most inventive publication yet! It features both the architecture of City Hall (designed by Norman Foster) AND information about the inner workings of the Greater London Authority. Although it's meant for children, plenty of adults read it for their own edification. In June, we hold "Draw What You See!" Workshops at Tower Bridge Exhibition. Guy Fox® artists help visitors draw the view from Tower Bridge. Drawings can be viewed at TowerBridgeFacts.co.uk. In September, we publish INTERNET ABCs with Guy Fox, an illustrated guide to the internet and distribute free copies to local families.The guide is available commercially, or as an online resource [CLICK HERE]. In November, students from St Jude's Primary School participate in our Monument Workshops, hiking the 311 steps to the top of the Monument and creating illustrations for the Monument website. << Publications details >>

2007 Summary: Erste Bank gives us a kind donation, which starts the year on a high note! With their donation, we start the Guy Fox® Family Newsletter, which details family-friendly activities and educational opportunities and is distributed to 5,000 families across London just in time for school holidays. Our evaluation with users shows that 100% of the respondents visited a new museum or did something new as a result of the Family Newsletter. We decide to secure more funding for the project, and are successful in getting support from the Capital Community Foundation, London Bridge Business Improvement District, Cluttons Tower Bridge, and Awards for All. Thanks to them, the project will continue through 2008! After that, who knows!

Towards the end of the year, our Board of Trust finalise the process of converting the Guy Fox History Project (a trust) into a Company Limited by Guarantee. In November we take the final step: Guy Fox History Project Limited, Registered Charity #1119898, Company Limited by Guarantee #6173274, is born!

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We are grateful to the following funders for their support of our projects:

The Millennium Commission: a Leaders for London Grant (2000); and a Champions for Change Grant (2002) through the Peabody Trust.

The Peabody Trust: Leaders for London Award (2000) for first Guy Fox® magazine; Champions for Change Award (2002) for History's Happening Photo Competition.

Awards for All Grants: A grant (2001) for Issue 2 of Guy Fox® Magazine;a grant (2003) for the History Rocks CD; and a grant (2005) for our Internet Safety publication.

Pool of London Partnership in Association with Price Waterhouse Coopers Small Grants Programme: A grant (2001) for Issue 3 of Guy Fox® Magazine; a grant (2004) for Tower Bridge Mini-Magazine; a grant (2005) for towerbridgefacts.co.uk; and a grant for a Monument project in 2006.

The Bridgehouse Estates Trust Fund: A grant(2002) for a Special Issue of Guy Fox® Magazine AND the purchase of our mascot suit!

Children's Fund : A grant (2003) for computers and software for our Studio Workshops; and a grant (2005) for the development of our Advisory Team.

London Arts Regional Arts Lottery Programme: Grant (2003) for our Studio Workshops Pilot programme.

Creative Neighbourhoods through Southwark Council: Funding for Southwark Children's Map Workshops & Publication.

Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest through SELF (South East London Community Foundation): Funding for Studio Workshops (2004).

Elephant Links Regeneration Partnership: Grant (2003) for workshops; and follow-up grant (2004) for inter-generational workshops about the history of the Elephant & Castle.

Cross River Partnership: Funding for Westminster Children's Map workshops and publication (2003).

America Online Innovation in the Community Award (2003) for multimedia and website training.

The Guardian Award (2004) in association with Sainsbury's: £5,000 for business development and the establishment of Guy Fox Limited.

Neighbourhood Renewal Learning Chest through the Southeast London Community Foundation: A grant for volunteer training and development (2005).

HBOS Foundation: A grant for the development of our volunteer programme.

HomeFront Recall (2005) Grant for Studio Workshops.

BBC Children in Need (2005): Grant for Studio Workshops.

Junior League of London (2005): Grant for Studio Workshops.

Erste Bank (2006): Donation to support our work in the community. "Erste Bank - helping to make a difference to the local community."

Erste Bank (2007): A donation to fund the Spring 2008 issue of our Family Newsletter. Thanks, you folks! "Erste Bank - helping to make a difference to the local community."

Cluttons Tower Bridge (2007): A donation to support our work.

MarkIt (2007): Donation through the Capital Community Foundation to support our work.