The Pennines are known as the 'hills that shaped the modern world' and with their 1,000-year history of rural and industrial heritage, their story has now been documented and preserved forever through a £573,400 project.

Lightshaw Meadows was purchased in order to conserve and protect a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and increase public access to it.

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation restored Deane Road Cemetery to become a self-sustaining learning resource and site of interest.

Lancaster Priory acquired a historic organ and held a series of public activities.

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

The history of Odsal Stadium – home to the Bradford Bulls – was protected for future generations as part of this project.

Through a programme of community engagement and learning activities, the RSPB inspired people to help conserve hen harriers across their remaining breeding strongholds in northern England.

The Shepherd Wheel, the only remaining working example of a metal working shop and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is gazed at in wonder by more than 30,000 people a year.

Following a £7million refurbishment Preston Hall is able to display a wider range of the 90,000-plus items in the Stockton Museum Services' collection.

Comedy, dancing and music used to ring out triumphantly at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall, but its auditorium had fallen silent and it was threatened with closure under health and safety grounds. It was at this crucial point that a £2,739,000 grant was awarded to ensure its survival.

‘Band on the Wall’ is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

The centrepiece of this major project was conserving the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country.