Projects we’ve funded

Volunteers delivered a year-long programme of activities and events to celebrate 75 years of St Francis Church.

Barnsley LGBT forum have uncovered previously untold histories to create a digital education pack, documentary and local history trail.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust ensured Hope Pit’s position as a centre of excellence for the UK’s coal mining industry.

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.

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.

Holy Cross Church, one of the most significant historic buildings in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, has been restored and saved from deterioration.

The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People created an exhibition aimed at changing attitudes towards people with disabilities in employment.

Held in 2016, the Capability Brown Festival was created to celebrate 300 years since the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown – the ‘Shakespeare of gardening’.

This partnership training scheme provided opportunities for people to take on work-based placements across the South West Wildlife Trusts.

The Cathedral of St Ninian belongs to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Designed by William Butterfield it was the first Cathedral to be built in the UK after the Reformation.

Kingussie Parish Church have restored their historic pipe organ, bringing it back to its original operational condition.

Perth and Kinross Council oversaw essential conservation works to the home of the largest collection of work by renowned Scottish colourist, John Duncan Fergusson.