England, North: delegated decisions July 2026

England, North: delegated decisions July 2026

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Schedule of decisions under delegated powers for England, North at The National Lottery Heritage Fund on 13 July 2026.

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

Heaton Norris Park: 150 years of Legacy, A Green Oasis Vision for Tomorrow

Applicant: Heaton Norris Pavilion Community Centre 

Decision: Award grant of £207,375 (100%)

Beyond the Visible

Applicant: Greater Manchester Bangladesh Association and Community Centre 

Decision: Reject

The Tyne Rivers Trust – Foundations for the Future 

Applicant: Tyne Rivers Trust

Decision: Award grant of £249,579 (72%)

Roots & Routes: Shared Heritage, Shared Futures

Applicant: Equal Communities Ltd

Decision: Reject

Heroes Old and Heroes New Too 

Applicant: Friends of Wall Hey

Decision: Award grant of £21,050 (100%)

Roma Living Heritage: Language, Crafts and Cultural Pride 

Applicant: Roma Right Path Project CIC

Decision: Award grant of £149,247 (100%)

From the Ground Up – A Heritage Hub for NE Lincolnshire 

Applicant: Our Big Picture Ltd

Decision: Award grant of £164,982 (96%)

The Kibblesworth Time Capsule

Applicant: Digital Voice for Communities CIC

Decision: Award grant of £25,489 (100%)

Beehive Shelter Rejuvenation Project 

Applicant: Wilsden Parish Council 

Decision: Award grant of £26,793 (100%)

The Yoruba Prostration-based Traditional Marriage Heritage Project 

Applicant: Africana Media Enterprises CIC

Decision: Reject

Weaving Rossendale

Applicant: The Greater Good Project CIC 

Decision: Reject

Our Shared Heritage: Young Voices of Lancashire 

Applicant: PEP Enterprise CIC

Decision: Award grant of £144,900 (100%)

Voyager at 50: Communities, Curation and Contact 

Applicant: University of Liverpool

Decision: Reject

Shavington-cum-Gresty: Our Shared Story 

Applicant: Shavington cum Gresty Parish Council 

Decision: Award grant of £13,236 (90%)

400 Stories – celebrating children, storytelling, cultural legacy and the libraries of Leeds 

Applicant: Fidget Theatre

Decision: Award grant of £17,490 (29%)

The Visiting Stitch – A Queen Bees Project 

Applicant: we matter cic

Decision: Award grant of £54,066 (100%)

Trail Fit CLS – Strength in Time 

Applicant: S4L Community Ltd 

Decision: Reject

Future Ancestors

Applicant: Roots and Wings (Newcastle) CIC

Decision: Reject

*Resubmission* Screen‑Savvy Kidz: Childhood in the Digital Age Stories of Change (2007–2027)

Applicant: Happy Healthy Together CIC

Decision: Reject

Liverpool, A City of Firsts: Promoting Archival Access 

Applicant: ArtsGroupie CIC

Decision: Reject

Nantwich Salt: the story behind the growth of the town 

Applicant: Nantwich Museum Trust Limited

Decision: Award grant of £87,040 (92%)

Barrow in Focus

Applicant: Westmorland and Furness Council 

Decision: Award grant of £239,070 (96%)

St. Chad's Past and Future: Restoring the historic Spire at St. Chads and recording stories to capture Far Headingley's culture

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Far Headingley, Leeds

Decision: Award grant of £165,149 (83%)

Glen and Moor: Nature Connection at Bracken Hall 

Applicant: Baildon Town Council

Decision: Award grant of £87,915 (90%)

Oha-Ngwa Marriage Heritage 

Applicant: Oha-Ngwa Manchester

Decision: Reject

Roots to Resilliance (R2R)

Applicant: Keighley Association for Women and Children's Centre 

Decision: Award grant of £60,123 (95%)

Collections Reimagined: Preserving Our Past, Protecting Our Future 

Applicant: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Decision: Award grant of £175,040 (99%)

Speaking Out – Opening Up Greater Manchester’s Sound Archives

Applicant: Manchester City Council

Decision: Award grant of £99,953 (88%)

The Old Smithy and Heritage Centre Community Project 

Applicant: Owston Ferry Heritage Society

Decision: Award grant of £231,880 (85%)

Otley 800

Applicant: Otley Town Council

Decision: Award grant of £185,000 (51%)

Woven Through Time

Applicant: Burnley Leisure and Culture 

Decision: Reject

Remember: Liverpool and An Gorta Mór/the Great Hunger 

Applicant: Liverpool Irish Festival

Decision: Reject

THACKRAY AT 30: Building a Solid Future

Applicant: Thackray Medical Museum Company Limited 

Decision: Award grant of £249,500 (60%)

A Goole Christmas Carol

Applicant: Goole Town Council 

Decision: Award grant of £15,267 (17%)

Cathedral Heritage & Community Renewal Project

Applicant: The Redeemed Christian Church of God Living Faith Sunderland 

Decision: Reject

The Elderwood Project 

Applicant: The Elderwood Project 

Decision: Reject

West Rainton Primary School – 100 Years of Belonging 

Applicant: West Rainton Parent Teacher Association 

Decision: Reject

Bazina Na Beto (Our Names) 

Applicant: Community Upskilling CIC 

Decision: Reject

Sunniside Cornerstone Church

Applicant: North East United In Christ Fellowship (NUICF)

Decision: Reject

Uncharted will document, preserve & reinterpret 50yrs of Northern England’s global majority theatre-making. Now this history is fragmented & hidden in uncatalogued archives, analogue recordings, personal memory & is under-documented in formal archives.

Applicant: University of Bradford 

Decision: Reject

Woven Together: Ocean Road’s Living Heritage

Applicant: Create & Connect CIC 

Decision: Reject

Endokwa Project: Untold Narratives of Mental Illness in Ugandan Diaspora Communities of UK: Towards Culturally Sensitive NHS Practice.

Applicant: MBS for Mental Health and Well-Being in Ethnic Minority UK

Decision: Reject

Our Blackrod: 10 Years of Community, Heritage and Belonging 

Applicant: Blackrod Sports and Community Centre CIO 

Decision: Reject

Zeppelins over northern England 

Applicant: Sheffield Zeppelin Study Group 

Decision: Reject

Sunderland African Cultural Festival

Applicant: Sunderland African Community Alliance

Decision: Reject

Parbold Windmill restoration 

Applicant: Mill House Gallery 

Decision: Reject

Bangladeshi Cricket of the North 

Applicant: ISSE ltd

Decision: Reject

St Andrew's Church Building Project

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Andrew, Radcliffe Decision: Reject

Preserving Grassroots Music Culture in Liverpool - FORMATT TV 

Applicant: SLDMFORMATT Limited

Decision: Reject

Our Steel, Our Story: Inclusive Community Heritage at Magna 

Applicant: Magna Trust

Decision: Reject

Romanichal Roots: Preserving the History, Cultural Heritage, and Lived Experience of British Romanichal in the United Kingdom

Applicant: Pride of Romany CIC

Decision: Reject

From Windrush to West Yorkshire: Scoping a Landmark: Huddersfield Windrush Visitor Attraction Centre. 

Applicant: Kirklees Local Television Limited

Decision: Reject

Sheffield Film Festival – uncovering Sheffield’s heritage through film

Applicant: The Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre Limited

Decision: Reject

Kirkbymoorside Community Archive

Applicant: Kirkbymoorside History Group

Decision: Reject

Spotlight on Heritage: A Heritage Activity Programme for the Alhambra Theatre and St George’s Hall

Applicant: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 

Decision: Reject

Back To The Land Girls... in their own words 

Applicant: Badapple Theatre Company Ltd 

Decision: Reject

Welcoming St Andrew’s: Improving Access to Heritage at Kildwick Church

Applicant: The PCC of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley 

Decision: Reject

Humanising Mental Health: Reclaiming the Asylum 

Applicant: Empath Theatre CIC

Decision: Reject

Coal is our heritage, not our future 

Applicant: Coal Action Network Ltd 

Decision: Reject

Obuntun

Applicant: Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale 

Decision: Reject

Cumbria: 30 Years of Change, 30 Voices of Diversity 

Applicant: Proud and Diverse Cumbria CIC

Decision: Reject

Reconnecting Whitby

Applicant: North Yorkshire Moors Historic Railway Trust Ltd 

Decision: Reject

Bring back the dance 

Applicant: Hyndburn Leisure 

Decision: Reject

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