England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions April 2026

England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions April 2026

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Schedule of decisions under delegated powers for England, Midlands & East at The National Lottery Heritage Fund on 16 April 2026.

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

Oxcroft woodland restoration project

Applicant: Bolsover Woodlands Enterprise Ltd

Decision: Reject

The Laxton Visitor Centre Feasibility Study

Applicant: The Laxton Visitor Centre Trust

Decision: Reject

Lincoln Cathedral Estate Masterplan and Conservation Management Plan

Applicant: The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln

Decision: Award grant of £180,146 (90%)

A Common Treasury: Cleeton St Mary – repairing its history, its people and its church for the enrichment of all

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St. Mary, Cleeton

Decision: Award grant of £245,734 (92%)

The Red Thread of Womanhood: Derbyshire Women's Heritage

Applicant: Raise Her CIC

Decision: Reject

Memory Lane: Celebrating All Our Cultural Heritages

Applicant: Ethnic Minority Council

Decision: Reject

Class 37 Locomotive Group engine restoration project

Applicant: The class 37 locomotive group

Decision: Reject

All Saints Church Mackworth, Restoring the Tower and Spire: securing our future

Applicant: The Parish Church of Mackworth, All Saints

Decision: Award grant of £229,751 (53%)

The Nature Friendly Vineyards Network

Applicant: Nature Friendly Farming Network Ltd

Decision: Reject

Uncovering 100 Years of Jazz Heritage in the East Midlands: "100 Years of Jazz"

Applicant: Cosmopolitan Arts CIC

Decision: Award grant of £232,538 (98%)

Roots & Resilience: Voices, Faith and Living Heritage

Applicant: Integrate Hope CIC

Decision: Reject

Worcestershire Life Stories

Applicant: Worcestershire County Council

Decision: Reject

Chance (working title)

Applicant: Black Country Touring

Decision: Award grant of £18,876 (44%)

The Small Markets of East Lindsey – an Endangered Species

Applicant: Waveform Arts

Decision: Reject

Beyond Wedgwood: Discovering the Wider Ceramics Stories within the V&A Wedgwood Collection

Applicant: Victoria & Albert Museum

Decision: Defer

Gosberton Heritage Gateway Project

Applicant: Gosberton Parochial Church Council

Decision: Reject

Safeguarding the heritage of St John the Baptist Church, Campsea Ashe, whilst bringing it into the 21st century

Applicant: Parochial Church Council of St. John the Baptist Church, Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge

Decision: Reject

The 'Gateway to Lincoln' Heritage Programme – Phase 1 Project:  Building resilient local South East Lincoln heritage partnerships, economic sustainability, and a portable multi-sensory exhibition and interpretations of Medieval South Lincoln

Applicant: Acoustic Nations Live CIC

Decision: Reject

Sunrise After Loss: Reviving and recording the Heritage of Compassionate Adult Bereavement in Community Spaces

Applicant: Sunrise After Loss CIC

Decision: Reject

Belonging Through Time – YMCA Norfolk at 170

Applicant: YMCA Norfolk

Decision: Award grant of £249,808 (100%)

Cultural Connections

Applicant: G.A.P Entertainment CIC

Decision: Reject

Travelling Suitcases – A Journey of Weaves

Applicant: The Culture Door CIC

Decision: Reject

Afterhours Green Guardians

Applicant: Heart of England Forest

Decision: Award grant of £108,857 (100%)

Shire Hall: A 21st-Century Community Vision

Applicant: Woodbridge Town Council

Decision: Reject

The Replacement of North and South Aisle Roof Slates, Drainage System Improvements including introduction of soakaway

Applicant: St Mary's Church, Ludborough

Decision: Reject

Riverside Hub for Art, Craft and Innovation

Applicant: The Friends of Chain Bridge Forge

Decision: Reject

Our Streets, Our Stories: Birmingham Youth Heritage Project

Applicant: Street Futures CIC

Decision: Reject

Stonework Renovation 2026

Applicant: Parochial Church Council of Haverhill

Decision: Reject

Windrush Heritage and Digital Legacy – West Midlands

Applicant: Genisys ARCt

Decision: Reject

Restoration of John Clare's Lost Landscapes – Through Community Action

Applicant: Peterborough Environment City Trust

Decision: Reject

Hidden Voices of Northamptonshire

Applicant: BAK UP CIC

Decision: Reject

Wild Roots: Snipe Woods Renewal

Applicant: Groundwork Five Counties

Decision: Reject

Roots to Resilience: The Windrush Youth Heritage Programme

Applicant: Youth Borough CIC

Decision: Reject

Roots of Kesteven

Applicant: Lincolnshire County Council

Decision: Award grant of £231,875 (90%)

Soil Matters: Exploring, Understanding and Valuing the UK's Soil Heritage and Unearthing the Secrets of Soil

Applicant: British Society of Soil Science

Decision: Reject

St George and St Mary's, Church Gresley, Emergency Roof Repairs

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George and St Mary, Church Gresley

Decision: Award grant of £152,463 (56%)

Reimagining St Edward's: the historic heart of Castle Donington

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Edward King & Martyr, Castle Donington

Decision: Award grant of £119,794 (60%)

The Cut Refit: Toilet Refurbishment

Applicant: New Cut Arts

Decision: Reject

North End: The history of a town in one street

Applicant: Wirksworth Historians

Decision: Award grant of £36,830 (100%)

Phase II Securing DHT’s future 

Applicant: The Dronfield Heritage Trust

Decision: Award grant of £247,239 (100%)

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