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

Vale of Neath habitat restoration

Applicant: Tree Society CIC

Project description: The Tree Society is proposing a year-long project to restore the natural heritage of a former mining site in Rhondda Cyon Taf.

Decision: Reject

Pressing Matters

Applicant: Cae Rhug Holistic Farm Ltd

Project description: This is a proposed 18-month project to restore an 18th-century apple press on a farm outside Mold in the county of Flintshire.

Decision: Reject

Repair of walkway and creation of lounge area at Wesley Methodist Church Caerphilly

Applicant: Wesley Methodist Church Caerphilly

Project description: This is a proposed three-month application to repair and restore the walkway to the sanctuary (altar area) of the church that is currently letting in water.

Decision: Reject

Bring home the RAF Pembroke Dock Memorial Window

Applicant: The Pembroke Dock Heritage Trust Limited

Project description: This is a proposed six-month project that aims to return the RAF Pembroke Dock Memorial Window to The Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre from the RAF Museum in Hendon.  

Decision: Award grant of £11,998 (86%)

The development of a new heritage exhibition in the former Abersoch School, a two-year programme of creative heritage activities and cultural events, and the establishment of a permanent heritage archive for the Llanengan parish.

Applicant: MENTER RABAR CWMNI BUDDIANT CYMUNEDOL

Project description: This is a 33-month project that looks to install a permanent heritage exhibition in a former school in Abersoch drawing on the extensive archives held by the local Parish Heritage Group.

Decision: Reject

Polish Heritage Penley: "Polska Penley, Preserving a Legacy"

Applicant: The Rainbow Foundation, Wrexham

Project description: This is a three-year project aimed at preserving the Polish heritage of Penley, in the county borough of Wrexham, to ensure it remains relevant and accessible to future generations.

Decision: Reject

Restoration of The Queen's Ballroom Exterior Façade

Applicant: Creations of Cymru Film and Media LTD

Project description: Applicant proposes a six-month project to restore the external façade of the Queen's Cinema building in Tredegar.

Decision: Reject

Taith Pererin Gogledd Cymru Camino Cymru - North Wales Pilgrims' Way Welsh Camino

Applicant: The St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance

Project description: This two-year project, will involve the employment of a part-time Project Feasibility Officer to explore how the churches along the Pilgrim's Way can be integrated into the pilgrimage trail, attract more interest and visitors to enjoy the Welsh heritage, history, language and culture of these churches, the beauty of the area and the logistical attraction of the route.

Decision: Award grant of £78,100 (88%)

Wild Soar - Dal y Dwr

Applicant: Tir Natur

Project description: The aim of this 18-month project is to restore an area of land in the southern end of the Cambrian mountains, Ceredigion, in order to enhance biodiversity, improve peatlands and create habitats, while showcasing a scalable model for 'nature-first' land management.

Decision: Reject

Bridging Cultures: Language, Integration and Wellbeing

Applicant: African Community Centre

Project description: This is a two-year project that looks to document and highlight the challenges migrants face when adapting to Welsh society, how it impacts not only their intangible heritage but their mental health and their resilience.

Decision: Reject

Botanical Colour - The Redpath Way

Applicant: Makepeace Studio CIC

Project description: A 12-month project proposes to document, preserve and archive the heritage and natural dye recipe archive of Margaret and David Redpath, the last owners of Wallis Woollen Mill in Ambleston, Pembrokeshire.

Decision: Award grant of £68,117 (76%)