Stories Changing lives: how volunteering helped Nick find purpose again After being diagnosed with a serious chronic illness, Nick struggled to put his 20 years of experience in agriculture to use. Tatton Park Farm’s Field to Fork project has allowed him to share his skills.
Stories Changing lives: helping Rachel rediscover her island paradise Progressive health problems reduced Rachel Johnson’s mobility, restricting her access to her and her husband’s favourite destination, Lundy Island. Now, National Lottery funding has helped her bring a ‘tramper’ to the island so she can explore again.
Stories Changing lives: helping Rachel reach Stanley’s world Rachel established a National Lottery funded project at National Trust’s Croome to help children like her son to connect with the outdoors.
Stories Changing lives: Mary Rose volunteering helps Neil recover Back in 1995, 28-year-old Neil Clements was near to completing a demanding course to be a Royal Navy Parachute Instructor. Then in a split second his life changed forever.
Stories Changing lives: how seeing into the past shaped Victoria’s future Victoria overcame personal challenges to go from intern to employment, thanks to this National Lottery funded project.
Tony Gutteridge with the display about former dockyard workers Jeff Gilbert Stories Changing lives: research gives Tony a surprise A former Chatham dockyard apprentice discovered that ancestors of his had worked in the same place two centuries earlier.
Stories Changing lives: All the world’s a stage for Frankie People with learning disabilities often face being stigmatised. Meet Frankie Clifford, the 73-year-old Derry-based actor and singer who is helping to change all that
Stories Changing lives: Jack helps the community garden grow Jack Kafka first visited Strawberry Hill with his carer in 2013 in response to an appeal for volunteers to work with the HLF-supported Growing Together project.
Stories Changing lives: how park life helped Matt, Pat and Tom Volunteering at HLF-supported Burslem Park in the Potteries helped Matt, Tom and Patricia to find purpose, make friends and transform the park. Volunteering at HLF-supported Burslem Park in the Potteries helped Matt, Tom and Patricia to find purpose, make friends and transform the park.
Stories Changing lives: rewinding history reconnects Gloria to her late father The last time Gloria Pullen saw her father was when she was 19. He died suddenly whilst cheering her on as she took part in a sporting event for deaf players.
