Projects we’ve funded

Stones from the Roman Bridge at Corbridge have been saved from erosion by the River Tyne and moved to a safe place on land for conservation.

During the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act in 1967 which partially decriminalised homosexuality, the local Doncaster LGBT+ community have shared their experiences over the years in a poignant film.

A former Grade-II listed pottery-turned-nightclub had been derelict in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2006.

Young people celebrated the heritage of Scottish woodlands by learning traditional wood-based skills and developing woodland-based enterprises.

YouthLink Scotland worked with five youth groups to celebrate Scotland’s forgotten women and research the achievements of influential women in their communities.

A community-based project in Castle Point worked with people with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities to create a garden.

The project researched and curated collections and archives and gathered oral histories relating to the heritage of people with spina bifida/hydrocephalus.

Funding was used by volunteers of Thurrock Local History Society to collate material for displays about the little-known achievements of Alfred Russell Wallace who was resident at The Dell in Grays Thurrock in the 19th century.

This project has restored parts of the Kingsway Building in widnes that have historical significance.

The Museum of London has one of the largest urban history collections in the world, and this project has helped re-design and re-furbish them for future audiences.

This project has renovated and refurbished Manchester’s Victoria Baths, regarded as Britain’s finest historic municipal swimming pool.

Women who live in the North East explore their region's incredible connection to the First World War and Suffrage movement.