Projects we’ve funded

School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.

Northern Cultural Projects CIC spent a year investigating and documenting the Iranian Heritage of the North East.

A group of young disabled people explored the heritage of South Wales to develop a sense of their identity.

The Rotherham Churches Tourism Initiative involved 32 local churches, most of which are listed buildings with notable heritage aspects.

Woking Museum Arts and Craft Centre, now known as The Lightbox, was conceived by a local community group in 1993 to establish a museum of Woking’s local and social history.

The World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre (WCEC) at the British Museum was launched in 2014 to help the museum care for the most fragile parts of its collections.

Walthamstow Wetlands has been redefined as London’s largest urban wetland nature reserve.

Milfield Heavy Horse Association at Hay Farm in Berwick-upon-Tweed is set up to celebrate and preserve rare breed heavy horses and keep traditional farming skills alive.

Shipwrecks of the River Humber tells the untold story of Grimsby’s fisherman who went out on trawlers during the First World War.

Diss Town Council led on a project to regenerate the town’s Heritage Triangle, with the historic Corn Hall at its centre.

Volunteers developed skills to help them maintain their historic places of worship into the future without relying on professional contractors.

The Cheshire Gardens Trust led on a project to explore the fascinating history of Caldwell’s Nurseries in Knutsford.