Wales: delegated decisions January 2026
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
St Mary's Church Windows sealing
Applicant: BRO GLANNAU TYWYN LMA CIO
Project description: This is a four-month project (November 2025 to March 2026) to repair seven of eight Clerestory windows at St. Mary’s Church in Burry Port.
Decision: Reject
Striking Back - the Mid Rhondda Rebellion
Applicant: Cambrian Village Trust
Project description: This is a 13-month project aimed at uncovering, sharing and celebrating various elements of the cultural, industrial and social heritage of the Mid Rhondda
Decision: Reject
Jac Copr / Copper Jack - The next decade
Applicant: Swansea Community Boat Trust
Project description: A nine-month project (January to October 2026) to refurbish and restore the above water elements of the Jac Copr boat, which runs heritage tours about the copper and coal industries along the River Tawe in Swansea.
Decision: Reject
HMS Erebus: From Dockyard to Discovery – Celebrating 200 Years of History from Pembroke Dock to the Frozen Arctic
Applicant: The Pembroke Dock Heritage Trust Limited
Project description: This is a proposed 11-month project to use the bicentennial of the launch of HMS Erebus to explore the link with the infamous ship and Pembroke Dock where it was built.
Decision: Award grant of £57,015 (100%)
Hut 9: Exploring the Past, to Change the Future
Applicant: Tanio Ltd
Project description: This is a proposed 12-month project (March 2026 to March 2027) to use a Second World War prisoner of war camp in Bridgend as a foundation to co-design a stage production that explores the issues of, and resistance to, fascism and extremism and what lessons can be learned about the rise of extreme ideas in modern south Wales.
Decision: Reject