England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions June 2026
11 June
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Investing in Incredible Invertebrates
Applicant: Cultivating Learning and Nature CIC
Decision: Award grant of £98,135 (100%)
Future‑Proofing Peterborough Cathedral's Heritage
Applicant: Peterborough Cathedral
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (96%)
Heritage in Harmony: Bells, Biodiversity and Belonging
Applicant: Copdock with Washbrook Parochial Church Council
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (64%)
The Changi Bars and Shutters
Applicant: The Children Family and Friends of the Far East prisoners of War (CoFEPOW)
Decision: Reject
Peterborough Blue Plaques Phase 3
Applicant: Peterborough Civic Society
Decision: Reject
Yoruba Voices: A Community Heritage Film and Oral History Project
Applicant: Happy and Freedom CIC
Decision: Reject
The Stories We Weave
Applicant: Nottingham University Hospitals Charity
Decision: Award grant of £26,509 (84%)
Still Standing: 30 Years of Youth Work at All Saints and Across Birmingham
Applicant: ViewfinderUK CIC
Decision: Award grant of £45,836 (92%)
Listings to Legacy: Preserving the Religions in the UK Directory's Impact on British Society
Applicant: Together in Action Trust
Decision: Reject
Knit Together: Preserving Bangladeshi Textile Heritage
Applicant: Creative Vision Luton Limited
Decision: Reject
Children's Cultural Classes Phase 2
Applicant: Thandizo Nottingham Association
Decision: Reject
The History and Heritage of Wesley Hall Community Centre
Applicant: Wesley Hall Community Centre Ltd
Decision: Reject
The Wonderful Windows of St Mary's, Erpingham
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Erpingham
Decision: Award grant of £238,399 (83%)
Mortar the Point: rebuilding a wall and sharing skills at All Saints Milton
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Milton in the Diocese of Ely
Decision: Award grant of £80,449 (92%)
St John's – uncovering Victorian heritage within a growing community hub
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Johns, Walmley
Decision: Reject
Accessible Facilities Upgrade – Cemetery Site
Applicant: Broseley Town Council
Decision: Reject
Hybrid Phoenix – Rebel In Me Participating in Leicester Caribbean Carnival
Applicant: Young Adventures CIC
Decision: Reject
Heritage and Environmental Protection for Rayleigh Methodist Church
Applicant: Rayleigh Methodist Church
Decision: Reject
The Workshop @Carnegie King's Lynn: unlocking community heritage and co-designing a future
Applicant: The Garage Trust Limited
Decision: Award grant of £249,000 (60%)
Ancholme Valley Reedbed and Wetland Restoration at Low Farm
Applicant: Hannah Dale and John Dale
Decision: Reject
Out of the Margins – Written reflections of 150 years of queer artistry
Applicant: Writers at Play
Decision: Award grant of £26,090 (94%)
The Beonna: Securing a Sustainable Future for our Grade I Listed Heritage Site
Applicant: Benington Community Heritage Trust
Decision: Reject
Dungeons and Dragons in Norfolk Museums
Applicant: The Wayward Adventurers Guild Ltd
Decision: Reject
Improving heritage and accessibility at Horstead Mill
Applicant: Horstead with Stanninghall Parish Council
Decision: Reject
The Village Church Project
Applicant: The Hartest and Boxted PCC
Decision: Defer
The Untold Navratri Story
Applicant: Shrutis Arts
Decision: Award grant of £107,000 (92%)
Holy Trinity Church Bungay, South Aisle Project
Applicant: Bungay Parochial Church Council
Decision: Award grant of £12,500 (21%)
Restoring, Protecting and Celebrating our Heritage: The Monument to Thomas Tickhill and his Wife – Stone Fidelity
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Aston on Trent
Decision: Award grant of £29,948 (71%)
Ten Acres Heritage Restoration Project
Applicant: Friends of Rea Valley Stirchley
Decision: Reject
Sanctuary and Stage: Reimagining Bretforton Grange & Theatrebarn
Applicant: Bretforton Theatre
Decision: Reject
Chancel Roof Refurbishment – St Peter's, Barrowden
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St Peter Barrowden and Wakerley
Decision: Reject
Stories, Spaces and Shared Heritage: Planning the Future of Bungay Town Hall
Applicant: Bungay Town Council
Decision: Award grant of £121,838 (95%)
Gorleston Pavilion 125 Archive
Applicant: Gorleston Pavilion Trust Ltd
Decision: Reject
The repair and restoration of the 1869 J.W. Walker pipe organ which is an integral part of St. George's Church in Ticknall and the wider Ticknall Village Community
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St. George, Ticknall
Decision: Reject
'A Gateway to Lincoln' Phase 1 Heritage Project
Applicant: Acoustic Nations Live CIC
Decision: Award grant of £242,003 (92%)
St John the Baptist Church, Whittington, Repair and Community Development Project
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Whittington
Decision: Defer
Building Coracles
Applicant: The Coracle Society
Decision: Reject
The Stories They Carried: Preserving the voices, memories and heritage of Wellingborough's Windrush generation.
Applicant: Youth Borough CIC
Decision: Award grant of £12,250 (100%)
Preserving Nigerian Musical Heritage in the Diaspora
Applicant: Occumind Initiative
Decision: Award grant of £53,045 (100%)
St Mary's Church: Securing Heritage at the Heart of Hadleigh
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Hadleigh
Decision: Award grant of £108,795 (92%)
Telling the stories of North Hertfordshire – community voices, community collections
Applicant: North Hertfordshire District Council
Decision: Award grant of £227,695 (100%)
19 June
Grant change
Nature Nurturers
Applicant: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Decision: Agree change in approved purposes
26 June
Grant change
Harby Bell Restoration Project
Applicant: Harby PCC
Decision: Agree change in approved purposes