Midlands and East

The Ware Museum has been extended and refurbished, to allow visitors more space to explore its collections and learn about the history of Ware and the surrounding area.

Previously neglected parts of the landscape were revitalised and landowner and public support transformed thanks to the Blue Remembered Hills project.

Primary schools explored the customs and traditional stories of the Fens and shared their learning through art, performance, music, exhibitions and publications.

This project facilitated the acquisition and conservation of the Grade II*-listed Priory House in Dunstable.

Founded in 827, Polesworth Abbey served as a Benedictine nunnery and now functions as the parish church for Polesworth village.

The Venus Pool Nature Reserve, Cound project allowed Shropshire Ornithological Society to acquire approximately 28 further acres of land surrounding Venus Pool.

The acquisition of Abbots Hall Farm showed a new approach to managing the coastline in the face of climate change and rising sea levels, while also benefiting nature and people.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) wanted their audiences and offer to better reflect the city’s diversity, and to change the organisation’s culture, putting audiences at its heart.

The wildfowl reserve at Welney was set up in 1969, and is one of two sites managed by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) that is purely devoted to wild birds.

This ambitious restoration project helped return the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds to its original glory.

The graves at Welford Road Cemetery, the third oldest cemetery in the country, have been conserved and better interpreted for new visitors.

This project was a joint venture between Lincoln City Council and the Linkage Community Trust, a charity supporting people with learning difficulties.