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

Voices of Heritage

Applicant: Enkula Wellness Hub CIC

Project Description: This project seeks to capture and record underrepresented and at-risk African-Scottish culture and encourage intergenerational sharing in Edinburgh’s African communities.

Decision: Reject

Celebrating Cumbernauld at 70: Voices, Memories and Stories for the Future (C70:VMSF)

Applicant: Coatbridge and Cumbernauld Community Connect (4C Connect) Limited

Project Description: This project aims to capture the personal stories of Cumbernauld’s early residents and its unique history as a post-war New Town in Scotland. It seeks to examine the social, architectural and history of the town as it celebrates its 70th year.

Decision: Reject

Building up a Head of Steam Two

Applicant: SS Explorer Preservation Society

Project Description: This project aims to restore Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV) Explorer and use it to tell stories about Scotland’s role as a centre for marine science, fishing and shipbuilding.

Decision: Award grant of £157,115 (100%)

Carloway Tweed Mill: Heritage Restoration and Sustainable Future

Applicant: Carloway Tweed Mill Heritage Centre (SCIO)

Project Description: This project seeks to revitalize the working historic machines, ensuring daily hands-on demonstrations of Handmade Tweed production remain at the heart of the centre.

Decision: Reject

‘All things that give sound’: saving and relocating the St Cuthbert’s Saltcoats organ to Christ Church Morningside

Applicant: Christ Church, Morningside

Project Description: This project seeks to save the 1912 Hilsdon organ currently at St Cuthbert’s Saltcoats and relocate it to Christ Church on Holy Corner, Edinburgh.

Decision: Reject

Kirkcaldy Boys Club & Linton Lane: A Century of Community and Youth Heritage

Applicant: Linton Lane Centre SCIO

Project Description: This project aims to record and celebrate the history of a local community centre entering its 100th year, to benefit current residents and future generations.

Decision: Reject

Reviving Heritage: Living Skills for a Sustainable Future

Applicant: Options in Life

Project Description: This project seeks to create a more accessible heritage opportunity, specifically designed for people with learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities are less likely to benefit from heritage experiences and this project seeks to remove barriers to their participation, making heritage more inclusive and open to diverse groups.

Decision: Award grant of £98,456 (62%)

Appin Rainforest Regeneration Project

Applicant: Appin Community Development Trust

Project Description: This project aims to promote and support regeneration of Appin’s significant rainforest remnants through the removal of invasive non-native species and work with local landowners to improve herbivore management.

Decision: Award grant of £160,308 (13%)

Renewal at the heart of Coldstream: Coldstream Community Centre restoration work Phase Two

Applicant: Coldstream Community Trust

Project Description: This project seeks to provide repairs to the roof and walls of the Community Centre Building to address leaks and ensure that the building is watertight.

Decision: Reject

Historylinks Connecting Communities - local, regional and international

Applicant: Dornoch Heritage Society

Project Description: This project seeks to build meaningful, sustainable connections on different levels: local, regional and international, all of which directly support the applicant's vision of 'Keeping the Dornoch Story Alive'.

Decision: Reject

The 2026 Dunfermline Bruce Festival

Applicant: Dunfermline Events CIC

Project Description: This project seeks to deliver a two-day Dunfermline Bruce Festival, including historical re-enactments, jousting, storytelling, music, arts and crafts and educational activities.

Decision: Reject

Cold water heating the Museum of Lead Mining!

Applicant: Wanlockhead Museum Trust

Project Description: This project aims to install a heating system to reduce both the museum's carbon footprint and reliance on electricity, improve financial resilience and provide a template for other rural community buildings.

Decision: Award grant of £14,203 (14%)