Projects we’ve funded

This citizen science project involved local people collecting vital information on upland peat landscapes while learning habitat monitoring skills.

With restored buildings and a host of new education programmes, people can better connect to Great Dixter’s historic gardens.

Suffolk at Play was a three-year intergenerational reminiscence project aimed at encouraging older adults and young people to share their experiences of childhood play.

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.

The restoration of Brompton Cemetery has preserved historic buildings and monuments and helped revive a community area where people can learn about their local heritage.

Walsall celebrated Punk’s 40 year anniversary with interviews and an exhibition.

During this project, volunteers made their cemetery a haven for hedgehogs and wildlife.

Volunteers helped migrating toads cross busy roads and raised awareness of declining toad numbers.

The Heritage Building Preservation Trust bought the B listed Miners Institute from Fife Council in order to restore it and guarantee its long-term future.

Stevenage Town Centre Gardens have been rejuvenated and opened up for a greater range of people to enjoy.

In recent years changes to farming practices has led to a decline in bumblebee populations within the UK. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust aimed to raise awareness of the bumblebee’s plight.

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