England, North: delegated decisions May 2026
Grant changes
Heritage Enterprise: Dewsbury Arcade
Applicant: Kirklees Council
Decision: Agree change in grant percentage from 74.79% to 59.65%
An inclusive and sustainable future for Weelsby Hall
Applicant: Linkage Community Trust
Decision: Agree change in approved purposes
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
TPT – Preserving the Past, Enriching the Future
Applicant: Trans Pennine Trail (acting by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council)
Decision: Award grant of £148,197 (100%)
Community Champions and the Post WW2 Consensus
Applicant: Mylife Productions 2013 CIC
Decision: Award grant of £69,200 (99%)
Re-Connecting & Reviving the Caldew Phase 1: Farmer collaboration to improve water management and wildlife
Applicant: The Eden Rivers Trust
Decision: Award grant of £218,685 (88%)
Cheshire's Wild Network
Applicant: The Cheshire Wildlife Trust Limited
Decision: Award grant of £224,888 (90%)
The 1932 Centenary Lounge: Creating a New Home for our Sporting Heritage
Applicant: Tigers Community Projects CIC
Decision: Award grant of £26,400 (100%)
Laudato Si' Environment Centre Centenary Project – saving heritage, enabling change and building a sustainable future
Applicant: Diocese of Salford
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (36%)
The Liverpool City Region Walking and Cycling Ringway
Applicant: CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester
Decision: Award grant of £245,000 (96%)
Grand Theatre Blackpool – "Playing to the Gallery"
Applicant: Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (78%)
Lifting the Lid – Rediscovering the stories through uncovering the objects. A project to capture the information and increase engagement with the collections at the Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial.
Applicant: Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial
Decision: Award grant of £249,227 (91%)
Heritage in Motion: Preserving Plateau, Powering Tomorrow
Applicant: Plateau State Community of United Kingdom
Decision: Reject
Stitching Moves: (Women’s Sewing & Wellbeing Project)
Applicant: Community Women’s Network CIC
Decision: Reject
Threads of Belonging
Applicant: Joy Free Job Training CIC
Decision: Award grant of £28,725 (100%)
Births, Marriages and Deaths (and everything in between): An Oral History of the Liverpool Irish
Applicant: The Sound Agents Limited
Decision: Award grant of £74,980 (100%)
From Pit Floor to Dance Floor
Applicant: North East Dance CIC
Decision: Reject
Echoes of the Past: Footprints in Nature
Applicant: Rufford PCC
Decision: Reject
An Awakening: The Threads of Luddism
Applicant: Archipelago Arts Collective Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £99,039 (88%)
Harnessing History: the story of horses in the Ouseburn Valley
Applicant: Stepney Bank Stables Ltd
Decision: Reject
RASOI – THE KITCHEN
Applicant: Manasamitra Limited
Decision: Award grant of £97,490 (100%)
Synth City – Celebrating the Legacy of The Limit
Applicant: Synth City
Decision: Award grant of £146,500 (99%)
Curiouser and Curiouser about Carroll
Applicant: Halton Borough Council
Decision: Reject
Celebrating and Sustaining the Heritage of St Mary's Church Kirkby Fleetham
Applicant: Kirkby Fleetham Local Church Council
Decision: Reject
Glowup +
Applicant: Glowup+ CIC
Decision: Reject
His Glory Project
Applicant: Redeemed Christian Church of God Strong Tower Miracle Arena
Decision: Reject
Black Heritage Youth Project (BHEY Project)
Applicant: Cancer Care Diaspora
Decision: Reject
Africa Fashion Show and Exhibition Yorkshire (AFSEY) 2026
Applicant: Africa Fashion Show Exhibition Yorkshire (AFSEY) CIC
Decision: Reject
Roots and Relics: Citizen Science for Nature Recovery
Applicant: DigVentures Community CIC
Decision: Reject
Ouseburn Farm: 50 Years of Growing
Applicant: Ouseburn Farm Charity Limited
Decision: Reject
Manciuan Nomads
Applicant: Big Soul Productions CIC
Decision: Reject
African Heritage in the Heart of Bradford
Applicant: OAK Initiative UK CIC
Decision: Reject
Journeys of Resilience: African & Caribbean Success Stories in Britain
Applicant: SpringAid International Development UK
Decision: Reject
Iconic Ancestors – Queer Cumbria’s Radical Roots
Applicant: Queer Cumbria CIC
Decision: Reject
Plants with Purpose
Applicant: Hyde Park Source Limited
Decision: Reject
Unsilencing the Past: Young Researchers Reconstruct Britain’s Musical Heritage
Applicant: Manchester Music Foundation
Decision: Reject