National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000

LeatherMuseum External Decoration 2026 

Applicant: Leatherhead & District Local History Society CIO 

Decision: Award grant of £22,740 (100%)

Re-inventing The Merchant’s House on Marlborough High Street 

Applicant: The Merchant's House (Marlborough) Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £30,000 (100%) 

#HP The tapestry of time: 120 years of Sunlight - an art history project 

Applicant: Sunlight Development Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £50,000 (100%)

For King and Country: British West Indies Regiment (BWIR) in The Great War 

Applicant: Learning Through The Arts CIC 

Decision: Reject

Our Hidden River: The Story of the Westbourne 

Applicant: Urbanwise.London Limited 

Decision: Award grant of £93,393 (97%)

The Festival of Britain: Poplar 2026 

Applicant: Communities and Neighbourhoods Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £100,000 (73%)

Shedlight: Young voices shining a light on 25 years of inclusive practice 

Applicant: Hackney Shed CIO 

Decision: Award grant of £103,463 (62%)

Skills for Nature 

Applicant: Hazel Hill Trust 

Decision: Reject

communi-tea (international tea) 

Applicant: Integrate Community CIC 

Decision: Reject

Our Global London 

Applicant: Thames Festival Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £128,671 (96%)

From Oar to Easel: Walter Greaves and the Making of Modern Chelsea 

Applicant: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 

Decision: Award grant of £139,117 (95%)

Social Change Through a Female Lens 

Applicant: Hundred Heroines 

Decision: Reject

The Great Organ Projects In Our Community

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Amersham with Coleshill 

Decision: Reject

UKAFF - celebrating 30 years: Mother Tongues - stories that ignite generations 

Applicant: Tongues on Fire CIO 

Decision: Award grant of £181,834 (94%)

Pollinator Cities: A National Blueprint 

Applicant: Pollinating London Together 

Decision: Reject

Mote Park Big Dig - uncovering hidden histories 

Applicant: Maidstone Borough Council 

Decision: Reject

Deaf Heritage Sorted 

Applicant: British Deaf Association 

Decision: Award grant of £200,831 (96%)

Explore Mottistone: A Gateway to the Isle of Wight’s Coastal Heritage 

Applicant: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty 

Decision: Award grant of £205,227 (58%)

The Cornish Broadcast: A Leap of Faith 

Applicant: Miracle Theatre Trust Limited 

Decision: Reject

Goods to Parkend: Conserving Parkend’s Remarkable Wooden Goods Shed and making it accessible to all

Applicant: Dean Forest Railway Museum Trust CIO 

Decision: Award grant of £216,559 (84%)

Weaving with the Wild

Applicant: Stroud Valleys Project Ltd 

Decision: Reject

‘This is Rambert: FUTURE100’ 

Applicant: Ballet Rambert Limited 

Decision: Award grant of £229,286 (100%)

The Mauveine Line: A Journey Through Ealing’s Industrial Past and Green Future 

Applicant: London Borough of Ealing (Culture dept.) 

Decision: Award grant of £233,527 (73%)

Building Resilience Through Development, Audience Growth and Digital Innovation 

Applicant: Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Limited 

Decision: Award grant of £240,293 (97%)

Preserving Heritage, Transforming Lives: Restoring the Listed Workshop for Art and Therapy at Moon Hall 

Applicant: Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust 

Decision: Reject 

Reimagining Strawberry Hill 

Applicant: Strawberry Hill Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £242,000 (98%)

The Centenary Project: Placing Heritage at the Heart of Gunnersbury 2126

Applicant: The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust 

Decision: Reject

MOBO 30 Legacy: Honour the past; inspire the future

Applicant: MOBO Trust 

Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (96%)

Shared Sacrifice: Muslim Service and Memory - A National Digital Education Programme

Applicant: World Wars Muslim Memorial Trust 

Decision: Reject

Women and girls reproductive health project

Applicant: Heduca Awareness C.I.C 

Decision: Reject

NWIG Celebrates 25 Years Funday: A Celebration of Nigerian and Caribbean Heritage  

Applicant: Nove Companion’s CIC 

Decision: Reject

Voices of Rural Protest: Swing Riots & The Battle of Bossenden Wood Festival

Applicant: Battle of Bossenden Wood Memorial Group 

Decision: Reject

Bank Restoration at Excel Tennis

Applicant: Excel Tennis 

Decision: Reject

The Signalman

Applicant: Pleasure Dome Theatre Company C.I.C. 

Decision: Reject

The Living Archive Project - The Modern Black Experience

Applicant: Legacy Love Community 

Decision: Reject

Storyflix Universe: Exploring African, Caribbean and Black British Heritage Through Storytelling and Digital Media

Applicant: Genes of Greatness Ltd 

Decision: Reject

Elpis Redbridge Community Heritage Project: Faith, Culture & Unity in Diversity

Applicant: Elpis Ministries CIO 

Decision: Reject

Living Languages, Living Heritage – Dasturi

Applicant: Creative Wellness Wonder 

Decision: Reject  

Honouring the Journey: Recovering and Sharing the Hidden Heritage of Women of Colour in UK Public Services (Phase 1: Policing)

Applicant: Women of Colour in Public Services CIC 

Decision: Reject

Archiving and Reviving Community Performance Culture in the Southwest

Applicant: The Common Players 

Decision: Reject

Kingston Digital Trail

Applicant: Kingston Council 

Decision: Reject

Voices from the Canal

Applicant: Cayr Charity 

Decision: Reject

Meanwhile in Gloucester...Heritage

Applicant: Gloucestershire Arts & Social Projects CIC 

Decision: Reject

Sandford Heritage and Wildlife Way

Applicant: Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Sandford with Upton Hellions 

Decision: Reject

Flavours of Home: African & Caribbean Culinary Traditions, Identity & Wellbeing

Applicant: Free Knowledge Africa CIC 

Decision: Reject

Building a British Identity

Applicant: Africa Caribbean Development Foundation

Decision: Reject

Uncovering Treasure

Applicant: Diverse Artists Network

Decision: Award grant of £103,242 (89%)

Heritage Forward Eritrean Youth, Identity and Belonging

Applicant: Eritrean Community in the UK

Decision: Reject

Lives in Music: Building the Future of the Museum of Music History

Applicant: Museum of Music History

Decision: Reject

Dancefloor Activist

Applicant: Murmuration Arts Production CIC

Decision: Reject

Transforming Trinity. An imaginative and creative re-ordering of Holy Trinity Sunningdale, into a fully accessible cultural heritage venue that welcomes the wider community while safeguarding its historic character and fabric 

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Sunningdale

Decision: Reject

Eleanor Cross Heritage Restoration and Enhancements

Applicant: Network Rail Limited

Decision: Reject