New King's Lynn trail will chart the town's queer history

The project is one of 21 new schemes for young people that the organisation is funding.

Another is a £10,000 artwork in Great Yarmouth highlighting historical experiences of mental health.

Young people will work with arts organisation Collusion to create an augmented reality trail exploring the queer histories of King's Lynn (Image: Collusion)

The Lynn scheme will see people from 13 to 25 work with arts organisation Collusion to create an augmented reality trail exploring what it calls the town's "queer histories"  - the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who have lived there.

That will connect to a permanent artwork created in partnership with the town's True's Yard museum, with young people deciding what form it takes.

No more details about the project and what it might focus on are yet available.

An LGBT history website does not single out any individuals from the town, but does mention actors Stephen Fry and Rupert Everett, who both have roots in the area, and Burnham Penhaul, a drag performer from Hunstanton who stood against disgraced MP Neil Hamilton in 1997.

King's Lynn (Image: Matthew Usher)

The Yarmouth project, called Hidden Histories: Breaking the Silence, will be run by Norfolk Museums Service.

Young people will explore historical experiences of mental health, inspired by museum and archive collections.

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Creative workshops will help them create a piece of public art.

Lorina Bulwer's embroideries (Image: Archant Norfolk © 2014) The young people will explore the remarkable embroidered letters created by Lorina Bulwer when she was an inmate in the 'lunatic ward' of the Yarmouth Workhouse in the late 19th century.

The letters detail the mental anguish Miss Bulwer went through in the 15 or so years she spent in the workhouse.

One of Lorina Bulwer's embroidered letters, produced when she was in the Yarmouth Workhouse (Image: Norfolk Museums Service)

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Historic England received more than 100 applications for its History in the Making programme, with young people helping pick the successful schemes.

The programme aims to empower under-represented young people to explore and celebrate their local hidden histories.

Ellie Djerir, head of participation programmes at Historic England, said: "These projects help young people to come together, building their sense of pride in their local place and enabling them to gain new skills and confidence.

"Heritage means something different to every community and I can’t wait to see the creative final place markers produced by these young people."

The money will fund the projects for 18 months starting in January next year.