England, London & South: delegated decisions June 2026
3 June
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Swale from the water
Applicant: Raybel Charters CIC
Decision: Award grant of £16,475 (72%)
#HP Schools and foster families – access to heritage
Applicant: Torbay Council
Decision: Award grant of £19,360 (100%)
Preserving the Stories, Skills, and Community Heritage of Women Aged 25+
Applicant: Diadem - The Hope CIC
Decision: Reject
A Moving Archive for Napier Barracks
Applicant: Common Grounding Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £30,875 (100%)
Making a Crust: An Oral History of London's Bakers and Bakeries
Applicant: digital-works
Decision: Award grant of £39,100 (99%)
Damerham Nave Roof
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St George Damerham
Decision: Award grant of £43,600 (84%)
Diaspora Frames: Latin American Heritage from a Youth Lens
Applicant: London Latino Film Festival CIC
Decision: Reject
Repair and Conservation of Historic Timber Ceilings (Planning and Testing Phase)
Applicant: St Mary the Virgin, Silverton
Decision: Award grant of £51,754 (96%)
Safeguarding the UK History of Capoeira: An Oral History and Digital Archive Project
Applicant: Association QMC School of Capoeira
Decision: Reject
Park Life: Celebrating the stories of Leigh Park. A Heritage Project. (Working title)
Applicant: Havant Borough Council
Decision: Award grant of £56,640 (100%)
Jubilee Gardens – Heritage Project
Applicant: Jubilee Gardens Trust
Decision: Reject
Reveal: Weymouth & Portland immersive heritage trails
Applicant: We Are Weymouth Ltd
Decision: Reject
Repair and full restoration of the ancient bells at Holy Cross Church, Middlezoy
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Holy Cross Church, Middlezoy
Decision: Award grant of £82,653 (79%)
The Mahogany Collection: A Carnival Legacy
Applicant: Mahogany Community Ventures Limited
Decision: Award grant of £95,845 (93%)
Pendon Museum Development Research Project: Connecting People to Place
Applicant: Pendon Museum Trust Ltd
Decision: Reject
No Blacks No Irish No Regrets – Oral History Podcast Series
Applicant: Bath Spa University
Decision: Reject
Hoxton 200
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist with Christ Church, Hoxton (Diocese of London)
Decision: Award grant of £180,861 (95%)
Hidden Stories – Decolonising the Heritage of the Great Exhibition of 1851
Applicant: The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Decision: Award grant of £183,973 (79%)
FORGING AHEAD: Making Wiltshire's Built Heritage Sustainable
Applicant: Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust Ltd
Decision: Reject
UK AIDS Quilt partnership
Applicant: Positive East
Decision: Award grant of £197,810 (69%)
The Rose and Crown Inn, Nympsfield: Rescuing 340 Years of Cotswold Heritage
Applicant: Nympsfield Community Pub Limited
Decision: Award grant of £208,273 (75%)
Saving Kensal Green Cemetery; the UK’s first Garden Cemetery
Applicant: General Cemetery Company
Decision: Reject
Every Salon tells a Story
Applicant: The Big Red Kick
Decision: Award grant of £242,498 (100%)
MUSEUMAND DEM - ‘10th-Anniversary Talking Tour’ Through the Caribbean Glass Cabinet
Applicant: SKN Heritage Museum CIC
Decision: Reject
Pushkin House as a Multiple: Living Archives
Applicant: Pushkin House Trust
Decision: Reject
Save our Spiders: Kernow
Applicant: Buglife – the Invertebrate Conservation Trust
Decision: Award grant of £249,966 (76%)
Green Lung 2.0 (GL2.0): Developing TNR as an urban "green lung" for community and nature recovery
Applicant: Tewkesbury Nature Reserve Limited
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (86%)
Voices of The Mansion: A Moving Archive
Applicant: Playground Arts CIC
Decision: Reject
Black History Biz & Culture Expo
Applicant: African Business Women CIC
Decision: Reject
1. Roots to Resilience: Empowering Afro-Caribbean Young People in Croydon
Applicant: Nashat
Decision: Reject
Community Greens & Grounds Improvement Project
Applicant: Mortehoe Parish Council
Decision: Reject
Young Voices of Croydon: Our Story, Our Future
Applicant: Nailit2thecross
Decision: Reject
Thames Estuary Sunken Slave Ships Project
Applicant: People Dem Collective CIC
Decision: Reject
St. Saviour’s Redbrook – Securing a sustainable future
Applicant: PCC of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Mid-Wyedean Churches
Decision: Reject
Save the Huish Episcopi Primary School Bell Tower
Applicant: Huish Episcopi Primary School
Decision: Reject
Living Memory: Preserving Britain’s Everyday Heritage
Applicant: The Living Memory Project
Decision: Reject
Voices of Brent: Preserving Migration Stories and Cultural Heritage
Applicant: Community Mind Thrive
Decision: Reject
Film School – Exploring the legacy of Stanley Reed, Newham’s forgotten film pioneer
Applicant: Frames of Mind Ltd
Decision: Reject
Digging Deep: Aylesham Primary Centenary Mining Playground
Applicant: EKC Schools Trust Limited – Aylesham Primary School
Decision: Reject
Putting the record straight
Applicant: Unlock – for people with criminal records
Decision: Reject
The Boat House at Beckenham Place Park Lake
Applicant: PTP Organisation Ltd
Decision: Reject
Revitalising the Geological Society’s Historic Lecture Theatre at Burlington House
Applicant: The Geological Society of London
Decision: Reject
From Sea Caves to School Fields: Protecting the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat Legacy
Applicant: The Swale Academies Trust – The Parkland Federation
Decision: Reject
Restoring Brookdale Lodge: Preserving a Victorian Heritage Building in Ilfracombe
Applicant: Katie and Jonathan Taylor
Decision: Reject
Boats, Barriers and Britain
Applicant: Indigo Youth Ltd
Decision: Reject
St Augustine’s: Restoring a Historic Community Heritage Hub
Applicant: St Augustine’s Community Hub CIC
Decision: Reject
Grant increases
St Levan Church: Raise the Roof Appeal
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St Levan
Decision: Agree change in grant percentage from 44% to 48%