England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions May 2026
1 May
Grant change (National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million development round)
Crostwight Church: Saving and Promoting a Heritage Treasure
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Honing with Crostwight
Decision: Agree change in grant percentage from 79% to 85%
14 May
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Beyond Wedgwood: Discovering the Wider Ceramics Stories within the V&A Wedgwood Collection
Applicant: Victoria & Albert Museum
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (87%)
The African Cultural Centre: Preserving Luton's African Heritage
Applicant: Luton and Beyond CIC
Decision: Reject
Rooves x 3 repair to the church 2026
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Wethersfield
Decision: Reject
Echoes of Us: Living Histories of Northamptonshire
Applicant: Serve
Decision: Reject
Bricks of History
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St Stephen’s Church
Decision: Reject
Accessible WC / Shower Tin Tabernacle
Applicant: North West Norfolk Division Girl Guides
Decision: Reject
Voices of Diversity
Applicant: Aspirants Outreach CIC
Decision: Reject
Northamptonshire Heritage Connect
Applicant: University of Northampton
Decision: Reject
Restoring Traquair’s Vision: The Clayworth Murals Project
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s Church Clayworth
Decision: Award grant of £249,217 (93%)
Threads Through Time: A Millennium of Midlands Encounters with the Muslim World
Applicant: Museum of Islamic Arts & Heritage Foundation
Decision: Reject
Cottage rethatch
Applicant: David John Meen
Decision: Reject
Access and Securing the Future of a Listed Veterans’ Memorial Building
Applicant: Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre
Decision: Reject
Saving St Mary’s Church
Applicant: St Mary's Church Glemsford
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (88%)
The Fishermen’s Chapel – John Wesley’s Leigh, community, culture, heritage and song
Applicant: The Fishermen's Chapel
Decision: Reject
Celebrating and Safeguarding African Heritage
Applicant: United African Association
Decision: Reject
Inclusive Access to Heritage at St. Peter's Church Sharnbrook: Phase 1 External works
Applicant: St. Peter's Church Sharnbrook Parochial Church Council
Decision: Reject
Unlocking our Digital Heritage
Applicant: Archives of IT
Decision: Award grant of £97,571 (64%)
A traditional marriage comparison between England and the Ndebele of Zimbabwe and South Africa
Applicant: Destiny House Worldwide Ministries
Decision: Reject
How Does a Community Grow?
Applicant: MarketPlace Arts
Decision: Reject
Enhancing Tintwistle Community Hub for Inclusive Heritage and Community Use
Applicant: Tintwistle Cricket Club
Decision: Reject
Garba for Health & Wellbeing: A Monthly Family & Community Dance Programme
Applicant: Kreesh Community Events CIC
Decision: Reject
REMEMBAH ZEPHANIAH! A Living Vault
Applicant: MAMA Youth Project
Decision: Reject
Hidden Diamonds; Migrant Stories of Punjabi Women in Leicester
Applicant: Kohinoor Media Ltd
Decision: Reject
Bringing heritage to the people of, and visitors to, Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers
Applicant: Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers Parish Council
Decision: Reject
Reaching the Pinnacles – The Holme Heritage Appreciation and Tower Restoration Project
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Holme next the Sea
Decision: Award grant of £249,845 (50%)
Summer of ’76: Black Youth, Northamptonshire, and the Caribbean – United by Reggae, Heritage and Resistance
Applicant: Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council
Decision: Award grant of £238,999 (99%)
Voices from the Classroom: The Educational Legacy of the Windrush Generation and Their Descendants
Applicant: Sudden Productions
Decision: Reject
Baripen Archive & Cultural Centre
Applicant: Compas
Decision: Award grant of £226,486 (100%)
Heritage in Harmony: Bells, Biodiversity and Belonging
Applicant: Copdock with Washbrook Parochial Church Council
Decision: Defer
Rooted in Heritage
Applicant: Watersprings Christian Centre
Decision: Reject
All Saints’ Church, Morborne: from fragile to forever
Applicant: Parochial Church Council of All Saints’, Morborne
Decision: Award grant of £245,727 (77%)
Midlands Gospel Music Preservation – MGMP
Applicant: Gospel Revisited Project CIC
Decision: Reject
Heritage Sounds Leicester
Applicant: HQ CAN CIC
Decision: Reject
The Reydon WW1 Pillbox Project
Applicant: Reydon Parish Council
Decision: Reject
The Importance of Shrovetide Football to People, Place and Heritage in Ashbourne and Atherstone
Applicant: GRAIN Projects CIC
Decision: Award grant of £33,000 (79%)
Bulmer Brick and Tile Foundation: Building a resilient future for the Foundation and traditional Brick Making
Applicant: The Bulmer Brick and Tile Company Limited.
Decision: Reject
19 May
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Church restoration and community engagement
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Biddulph Moor
Decision: Award grant increase of £19,707 to make a total grant of £68,442 (73%)