Projects we’ve funded

The Fire station project will help to regenerate the Sunderland city centre as part of a wider project to create a music, arts and cultural quarter

Cultures CIC led a First World War project put together by the young people in the Teesside area which explored the contributions of African people and the effect of the war on the African continent.

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.

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.

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust led on a project to redevelop and transform the visitor experience at the Historic Dockyard.

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.

Wheal Martyn is home to the UK’s only china clay mining museum. A fully accredited museum, Wheal Martyn cares for and presents a collection of industry-related objects, machinery, photographs and archives.

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.