England, North: delegated decisions June 2026
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
The Showmen of Sheffield
Applicant: Jon Pullins Amusements Sheffield Limited
Decision: Award grant of £114,450 (99%)
‘Breathing New Life into our church, community and environment for a sustainable future’
Applicant: The Bridge Church Otley United Reformed Church Charity
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (49%)
Dig Appleby - Unearthing the Past
Applicant: Appleby Archaeology Group
Decision: Award grant of £98,552 (100%)
Durham Carpet Factory
Applicant: Call Yourself An Artist CIC
Decision: Award grant of £66,960 (100%)
The Last of the Rapper Sword Makers: Saving a Craft and Celebrating a Living Heritage
Applicant: Dry Water (North East) Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £71,028 (99%)
Hidden Threads: Revealing the Heritage of South Asian Muslim Women in Bradford
Applicant: Better Communities Bradford
Decision: Award grant of £160,000 (100%)
Walking Together: Warrington’s Walking Day Heritage
Applicant: Warrington Borough Council
Decision: Award grant of £76,775 (88%)
The Two Alfreds – Finding Black British history during World War II in Lancashire
Applicant: Artfull: Participatory & Community Arts Group
Decision: Award grant of £17,975 (94%)
Analysis of artefacts and samples from "At the Roaring Stream: Archaeological Investigations at Bremenium Roman Fort, High Rochester, Northumberland"
Applicant: Redesdale Archaeology Group
Decision: Award grant of £21,763 (71%)
Bradford Community Led Heritage
Applicant: The Leap Bradford CIC
Decision: Award grant of £249,974 (96%)
The 7 Ages of Women
Applicant: The Equality Practice Ltd
Decision: Reject
Hidden Histories in Focus: Rediscovering Community Heritage through Antique Photographs
Applicant: University of Lancashire
Decision: Reject
Sankey Canal - Connecting Communities and Heritage
Applicant: Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside
Decision: Award grant of £230,471 (100%)
Sporting Heritage - the Golden Thread of UK Heritage
Applicant: Sporting Heritage Community Interest Company
Decision: Award grant of £97,889 (100%)
Palladiums of the North
Applicant: Voluntary Action Rotherham
Decision: Award grant of £129,346 (93%)
SETTING A STEADY COURSE TO NORTHWICH
Applicant: The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society
Decision: Award grant of £153,525 (100%)
Eamont 927: Uniting of Kingdoms
Applicant: Westmorland and Furness Council
Decision: Reject
Project Title: Mackem Music Memories: the history of Sunderland Music City
Applicant: Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust
Decision: Award grant of £156,166 (94%)
South Asian Love Food Love Heritage Project
Applicant: Association of Blind Asians (Leeds)
Decision: Reject
Parade & Pride: Celebrating East Durham’s Performance Heritage
Applicant: FUND A FEST CIC
Decision: Reject
Echoes of Africa: preserving African Heritage in the North East
Applicant: Perfect Solution Foundation
Decision: Reject
Is The Great War Still Relevant?
Applicant: Not the Western Front
Decision: Reject
Voices from the Mills: Preserving Kirklees’ Textile Heritage
Applicant: The Oracle 1 Community Org
Decision: Reject
Voices That Changed The World: How the landscape and people of the North East changed their country in ways that changed the world
Applicant: Elysium Creative Arts CIC
Decision: Reject
Nature on Your Doorstep
Applicant: Blue Sky Connections CIC
Decision: Reject
BTalk (Community Conversation)
Applicant: SPARK York C.I.C.
Decision: Reject
Honley Greencliffe Information Centre.
Applicant: Honley Village Community Trust CIO
Decision: Reject
Sheffield's Little Chicago: 150 years of crime, policing and gangs
Applicant: National Emergency Services Museum
Decision: Reject
Grant changes
Durham History Centre: a whole new story. Activities, exhibitions and digital transformation
Applicant: Durham County Council
Decision: Agree change in grant percentage from 60% to 62%