Projects we’ve funded

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

A small group of volunteers set out to preserve the last remaining coracle maker's workshop on the River Severn and started the Ironbridge Coracle Trust.

Following decreases in their core funding the Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT) had to look for new models to secure its future.

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

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

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

The National Trust led on this project to promote the Springhill Costume Collection, widely acknowledged as Ireland’s leading textile collection.

The Llanymynech Limeworks Heritage Area has been conserved and restored, ensuring the public will be able to enjoy this historic site safely.

The Stockport Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre has been painstakingly restored to its exact opening day condition.

The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre on the Jurassic Coast has been extended, allowing more people to interact with the heritage of this World Heritage Site.

The Galloways Hydraulic Pumping Engine has been restored and is now on display to the public.