Midlands and East

The University of Leicester provides opportunities for children to explore and think about British imperial history at National Trust Houses.

Staff, volunteers and participants on the Pollinating the Peak project are gaining a wellbeing boost from caring for bumblebees.

Rectory Lane Cemetery was transformed from a neglected 'dead space' into a vibrant community space and wildlife haven.

Running from March to September 2022, the £12million festival featured hundreds of artistic commissions, engaging a local and national audience with Birmingham’s cultural heritage.

We have awarded more than £8million to this ground-breaking project that addresses climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity loss and the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

Buxton Crescent in Derbyshire reopened on 17 May 2021 following a major National Lottery-funded restoration project.

The Wildlife in Common project explored the history and importance of Norfolk’s 300-plus commons to wildlife and local communities.

The open-air Museum of East Anglian Life relies on volunteers to care for its 17 historic buildings and three kilometres of woodland and nature trails.

Worcester Life Stories are building an online platform for recording and sharing local stories.

256 sound tapes that record the memories of people who have lived, worked and volunteered at Leonard Cheshire Disability since the 1950s will be preserved and made available to the public.

The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.