Historians are seeking hidden stories and artefacts from one of Bradford's religious communities.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £660,000 to a charity to involve Sikh communities in unearthing the undiscovered stories behind artefacts and documents that show the shared history of Sikh culture and the UK.

The project aims to enlist Sikh volunteers, who will receive training, to can help to increase knowledge about the archived or museum artefacts.

Volunteers can help by translating, cataloguing and identifying mystery pieces.

The project also aims to recruit and train up to 80 volunteer ambassadors from the Sikh community who will develop a range of activities to appeal to young people within schools, children's clubs and summer camps, as well as groups and organisations from both the Sikh community and the wider public.

Mobile exhibitions will help to take artefacts out to groups who may not normally visit or be able to reach museums.

HLF regional manager, Anne Jenkins said: "Sikh culture is such a strong part of UK society that it would be a shame not to make the most of this opportunity to celebrate these long standing relationships."

The three year project is set to kick off in Yorkshire, Scotland and the West Midlands, where local communities will take part in developing a database of information to be used throughout the project and will help train future volunteers.

Workshops will help to facilitate links between groups and their local museums, libraries and education authorities.