Grant Changes

Hope: Mr Grimsby & Mr Cleethorpes – The astonishing legacy of Edward Watkin

Applicant: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire

Decision: Agree grant decrease of £35,102 to make a total grant of £214,898 and change in grant percentage of 92% to 96%.

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

Hope: Learning from Nature

Applicant: The University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Decision: Award grant of £164,615 (89%)

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House – Writing the Future

Applicant: Manchester Historic Buildings Trust

Decision: Award grant of £232,899 (100%)

CIVIC150: A Barnsley Civic reconnected with its past and restored for its future

Applicant: Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd

Decision: Award grant of £235,000 (58%)

Exploring & Belonging: local heritage and global diversity

Applicant: Migrant English Support Hub

Decision: Award grant of £195,747 (99%)

Resilience & Continuity: Sustaining People, Purpose and Heritage

Applicant: Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust

Decision: Award grant of £104,444 (94%)

“Sea Story”: Protecting Whitby’s Marine Heritage Through Education & Community Engagement by Capturing, Curating and Sharing Local Stories

Applicant: Marine Discovery Centre Whitby CIC

Decision: Award grant of £172,454 (90%)

Purani Yaadein 2 (Older Memories)

Applicant: Leeds Muslim Youth Forum

Decision: Award grant of £108,366 (100%)

Oswaldtwistle Mills Education and Heritage Project

Applicant: Oswaldtwistle Mills Ltd

Decision: Award grant of £178,551 (100%)

Rooting for Heritage Routes

Applicant: Aspire Burnley CIC

Decision: Award grant of £98,100 (100%)

The Hunslet Club: Past, Present, Future

Applicant: Hunslet Club

Decision: Award grant of £61,732 (90%)   

Her Stories of Wirral

Applicant: Depth Training CIC

Decision: Award grant of £98,332 (100%)

Until everyone is living their best later life: Celebrating 85 years supporting Lancashire's Older residents

Applicant: Age UK Lancashire

Decision: Award grant of £154,568 (100%)

Voices of Leeds: Queer Heritage Through Time

Applicant: The Hangout Youth Group CIC

Decision: Award grant of £63,500 (100%)

Avenues of Green: Sustaining and Celebrating our Victorian Street Tree Heritage Landscape in Nether Edge and Sharrow and planting an Avenue for the Future

Applicant: Nether Edge and Sharrow Sustainable Transformation (NESST)

Decision: Reject

Bringing the Past to Life: Exploring Identity, Culture and History in the Modern World

Applicant: Davren: Community Solutions CIC

Decision: Award grant of £108,615 (100%)

Opening up the Saltaire Collection: The pathway to accreditation, access and engagement for all

Applicant: The Saltaire World Heritage Education Association

Decision: Award grant of £249,500 (99%)

Rise in Nature – empowering women and girls from minoritised ethnic communities to lead on urban nature recovery

Applicant: The Conservation Volunteers

Decision: Award grant of £99,537 (100%)

Owa Market – 100 Years of the People of Jacky White’s Market (exploring, responding and presenting Sunderland heritage)

Applicant: Pink-Collar Gallery CIC

Decision: Award grant of £52,181 (100%)

From Money for Nothing to Harry Potter: The Evolution of British CGI (1980–1997)

Applicant: Teesside University

Decision: Reject

Heroes Old and New

Applicant: Friends of Wall Hey

Decision: Reject

Roots & Stories: Documenting BAME Community organisations Heritage in Greater Manchester 

Applicant: Beyond Growth Consultancy CIC 

Decision: Reject 

From Armley to Assam: Mapping Leeds' Waterways with Local People 

Applicant: Moveable Feast Productions Ltd 

Decision: Reject 

Harrogate Sinfonia: uncovering and preserving older people’s heritage through a year-long community engagement programme, transforming unheard personal histories into Performance Events, an Immersive Exhibition and Digital Archive

Applicant: The Performance Ensemble CIC 

Decision: Reject 

Saints Mary and Everilda Restoration – Phase 3 

Applicant: St. Mary and St. Everilda Restoration 

Decision: Reject 

Securing the built and living heritage of the Marshlands

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Whitgift, St Mary Magdalene 

Decision: Reject 

Our Stories, Our Space: Securing a Home for Black and African Heritage 

Applicant: Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale 

Decision: Reject 

Barrow 125 

Applicant: The Barrow AFC Independent Supporters Society Limited 

Decision: Reject 

Bells and Belfry Restoration 2026 

Applicant: East Crompton St. James' Parochial Church Council 

Decision: Reject 

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Applicant: Move Same Day Ltd 

Decision: Reject 

If These Walls Could Talk 

Applicant: The Creative Seed CIC 

Decision: Reject 

Compass 2026: Unlocking Leeds’ Heritage – Past, Present and Imagined Future 

Applicant: Compass Live Art Ltd 

Decision: Reject 

Willow to weave 

Applicant: Burscough Community Farm CIC 

Decision: Reject 

Preserving and Sharing West African Textile Heritage, through Sewing Workshops and Vibrant Community Fashion Shows. 

Applicant: Nigeria Community Association Limited 

Decision: Reject 

Wood Yew B Leaf It!! 

Applicant: Synergy (Grimsby) Community Interest Company 

Decision: Reject 

Sporting Heritage – the Golden Thread of UK Heritage 

Applicant: Sporting Heritage Community Interest Company 

Decision: Reject 

Regenerating Lakeland Heritage: Revitalising Traditional Fell Farming Knowledge for Contemporary Practice 

Applicant: Wilderculture CIC 

Decision: Reject 

West Wylam 'A working class history' 

Applicant: Friends of Eastwoods Park 

Decision: Reject

Futures Heritage Programme 

Applicant: Black Futures CIC 

Decision: Reject 

From Windrush to West Yorkshire: Protecting Huddersfield’s Carnival Heritage 

Applicant: Huddersfield African Caribbean Cultural Trust 

Decision: Reject