England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions 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%)