England, North: delegated decisions 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