Projects we’ve funded

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.

Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre have a new museum and archive centre, thanks to National Lottery players.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) led on this project to increase access to a unique coal mining collection and photographic archive.

Fulham Palace, a residence for Bishops of London for 1,300 years, has been restored and its public profile raised.

Founded in 827, Polesworth Abbey served as a Benedictine nunnery and now functions as the parish church for Polesworth village.

The Textile Museum in Newtown gives visitors a chance to see how the handloom weavers of the mid-19th century lived and worked.

Norwich is home to the largest collection of medieval churches in Northern Europe. This project shared their stories with new audiences through a three day, city-wide event.

Young people have uncovered the history behind social justice in Tyneside.