National Lottery Heritage Grants

Steel Town Voices

Applicant: Theatr3

Project description: This one-month project aims to document the unheard voices of the steel working community of Port Talbot, who are currently facing the loss of the blast furnaces at the heart of the town. 

Decision: Reject

Dafydd ap Gwilym and Persian Poetry

Applicant: Gritty Films Limited

Project description: This 12-month project aims to help preserve medieval Welsh poetry by working with people from communities in Cardiff and the Valleys using calligraphy, animation and music to show modern-day relevance and explore links with classical poetry from Persia, particularly the work of 14th-century poet Hafez.

Decision: Reject

Botanical Colour – The Redpath Way

Applicant: Makepeace Studio CIC

Project description: 13-month community-engaged cultural heritage project that aims to celebrate, preserve, and enable public access to the unique natural dye recipe archive of Margaret and David Redpath – a Pembrokeshire couple and the last owners of Wallis Woollen Mill (Ambleston, Pembrokeshire). 

Decision: Reject

Llais Tyisha – Capturing the lost voices of Tyisha, Llanelli to support the redevelopment of the area - Using the history and forgotten buildings by sharing and listening to stories.

Applicant: Peoplespeakup Ltd

Project description: The 36-month long project will aim to capture people’s memories of sites that are no longer in use in the community, as well as the history of Carmarthenshire. This includes the first Welsh school in the community (Copperworks School) and The Railway Goods Shed.

Decision: Reject

The Steel Storybook: a community reclaiming its industrial heritage through art

Applicant: Swansea University

Project description: This 24-month project will focus on the tangible and intangible heritage of Port Talbot. This project will aim to use the under-utilised public space below the M4 as an industrial canvas for art, reclaiming the motorway structure as a heritage asset with a more positive role in people’s lives.

Decision: Reject

The extension, enhancement and future-proofing of the Y Lanfa Community and Cultural Hub and Wharf.

Applicant: POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL

Project description: To sensitively enhance a Grade II listed building, Y Lanfa and give more flexibility for the Community and Cultural Hub operating there, by enclosing the outside covered area, providing a new multi-purpose two-storey space for pop-up exhibitions, group activities and retail sales.

Decision: Award grant of £163,732 (21%)

Afonydd Menai

Applicant: Menter Mon Cyf

Project description: This 24-month project aims to eradicate American mink from a large area of North Wales, building on successful efforts on Anglesey to protect the native water vole population.  

Decision: Award grant of £249,902 (92%)

Afghan Oral Hisory: A Slice of Afghanistan in Wales

Applicant: KIRAN Cymru

Project description: The 12-month project focuses on the intangible cultural heritage of Afghan refugees in the UK. This includes their memories, oral histories, cultural traditions, values and everyday experiences that span from their lives in Afghanistan to their resettlement in the UK.

Decision: Award grant of £40,843 (100%)

Pride: Film with Live Orchestra – 10th Anniversary Special

Applicant: The Alternative Orchestra Ltd

Project description: This short project aims to showcase the 2014 film Pride with a live orchestra of 60+ musicians and massed community choir, celebrating the film's anniversary, and the marking the 40th anniversary of the Miner's Strike.

Decision: Reject

A Stepping Stone for Wildlife on the St Davids Peninsula

Applicant: Dr Beynon's Bug Farm Ltd

Project description: 11-month project that aims to purchase 7.82 hectares of intensive farmland (4.18ha) and wildlife habitat (3.64ha) which sits in a unique position between two fragmented parts of the Northwest Pembrokeshire Commons Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Decision: Award grant of £183,001 (100%)

Yr Hen Bost – Canolfan Dreftadaeth

Applicant: Partneriaeth Ogwen

Project description: To create a community heritage centre that will raise our community's awareness, pride and understanding of local history, and doing so as a satellite centre for the National Slate Museum and other national bodies.

Decision: Award grant of £247,251 (9%)

Narberth's Bonded Stores: Heritage and Development

Applicant: Narberth Museum Limited

Project description: 24-month project aims to take a fresh look at the operations of the Narberth Museum. It aims to develop a museum which serves this distinctive area of West Wales and aims for exceptional community and creative engagement.

Decision: Reject

Ogmore River Clean – A Peace for Nature

Applicant: Rushfield Gardens Community Group

Project description:  A week-long river clean project to remove 13,000 to 15,000 tyres from the Ogmore estuary near Ogmore by Sea. The aim is to restore this area of densely polluted river to its natural state for wildlife and the community to enjoy.

Decision: Reject

Adleisiau Iris – Capturing, preserving and celebrating the heritage of Iris Prize

Applicant: Iris Prize Outreach Limited

Project description: 29-month project will aim to create an enduring resource reflecting the diverse narratives and achievements of LGBTQ+ communities in Wales and beyond. Oral histories from audiences, filmmakers and the wider community will contextualise Iris’ development and community impact. 

Decision: Award grant of £137,530 (85%)

Grant increase

Llangollen Museum Survival and Heritage Sustainability Programme

Applicant: Llangollen Museum

Project description: A grant increase of £28,000 would allow for Llangollen Museum to take into account unexpected VAT costs on their roof replacement works, which they face having been given incorrect advice by their contractors.

Decision: Award grant increase of £28,000 to make a total grant of £206,729