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

People | Passion | Priory: Brecon Cathedral, The Heart and Soul of Community

Applicant: The Dean and Chapter of Brecon Cathedral

Local Authority: Powys

Project description: The project seeks to secure the future of Grade I listed Brecon Cathedral by repairing the most damaged areas of its roofs, reorder internally to make broader use of the space, improve accessibility by creating a new entrance, install new interpretation and deliver a programme of activities with new audiences.

Decision: Award Grant Increase of £249,153 to make a total grant of £2,041,756; agree change in grant percentage from 49% to 54%

Bridging Worlds: Connecting Communities Through Gower's Heritage

Applicant: The Centre for African Entrepreneurship

Local Authority: Swansea

Project description: This is a proposed five-year project (February 2026 – Jan 2031) to collect, record and share the histories of two communities in Swansea and Gower: long-established residents and refugee and global majority communities that now call Swansea home.

Decision: Reject

Our past, their future

Applicant: Royal Mencap Society

Local Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf

Project description: This is a 2.5-year oral history project, marking the applicant's 80th anniversary, that will capture the stories of parents of children and adults with a learning disability, and parents who themselves have a learning disability in Wales.

Decision: Award Grant of £219,740 (96%)

Llais Tyisha

Applicant: Peoplespeakup LTD

Local Authority: Carmarthenshire

Project description: This is a 1-year project to capture and preserve people's memories of specific sites in Tyisha ward, Llanelli, that are no longer in use and are being redeveloped as part of the multi-million pound Tyisha regeneration scheme.

Decision: Reject

Wales as an Outward Looking Nation: the story of St David's and Matsieng

Applicant: Dolen Cymru - Wales Lesotho Link

Local Authority: Pembrokeshire

Project description: This is a proposed seventeen month project (Oct 2025-March 2027) to deliver a programme of activities to preserve and celebrate the connections between St David's, Wales and Lesotho.

Decision: Award Grant of £85,319 (44%)

Hanes mewn harddwch: revealing a prehistoric ritual landscape in North-East Wales

Applicant: Clwydian Range Archaeology Group

Local Authority: Denbighshire

Project description: A re-submitted application for a four-year project (January 2026 to December 2029) to survey, excavate and record a significant prehistoric ritual landscape at Ty’n y Wern in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape near Bryneglwys.

Decision: Reject

Deeside Through Time: gathering, sharing and celebrating the local heritage

Applicant: Flintshire County Council

Local Authority: Flintshire

Project description: A 30-month project (October 2025 to March 2028) to gather, share and celebrate the unique heritage of Deeside by engaging communities along the riverside to raise awareness of the built, cultural and natural heritage.

Decision: Reject

Greekscapes: Recording the Greek Heritage in South Wales

Applicant: Cardiff Metropolitan University

Local Authority: Cardiff

Project description: This is a proposed 28-month community-led heritage project to document, preserve and celebrate the history of Greek communities in the Cardiff and Barry area.

Decision: Reject

The Welsh Christmas Caper

Applicant: RCT Learning Curves and Independent Living Service

Local Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf

Project description: This is a 5-month project aimed at creating opportunities for disabled people who are supported by RCT’s Independent Living Service to explore the festive heritage of Wales and the traditions of pantomime in an accessible and inclusive way.

Decision: Award Grant of £10,800 (96%)