National Lottery Grants for Heritage 

Reflecting on 50 years of Loughmacrory GFC 

Applicant: CLG Cumann Naomh Treasa (St Teresa’s G.A.A. Club) 

Project description: collect oral histories, memories and stories about the impact of change within the local community in the years 1972-2022. 

Decision: Reject 

Allotments and nature 

Applicant: K McGrath 

Project description: turn a piece of land into a glamping facility and community allotments to help people connect with natural heritage. 

Decision: Reject 

Cathedral stories from the Crypt 

Applicant: St Annes Cathedral 

Project description: a community project focused on connecting a wider range of people with the heritage of the Crypt within the Cathedral. 

Decision: Award grant £37,850 (100%) 

Living History Project 

Applicant: Rural Health Partnership 

Project description: identify walking trails along local archaeological sites to: provide physical activity opportunities, identify and create awareness of significant archaeological sites in the locality, and generate an appreciation of the area. 

Decision: Award grant £126,200 (100%) 

Gaeláras Music Archive 

Applicant: Gaeláras Mhic Ardghail 

Project description: establish an archive of local Irish traditional music and song which can be accessed through drop-in and on-line facilities. The archive will secure the music and songs for subsequent generations. 

Decision: Award grant £105,143 (100%) 

Essential Repairs to St John’s Parish Church Dunnalong 

Applicant: Dunnalong Parish Church 

Project description: a programme of essential repairs to the fabric of the building. 

Decision: Reject 

Belfast’s Buzzing! Creating B-Lines for pollinators and people 

Applicant: Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust 

Project description: help the recovery of Northern Ireland’s bees and other pollinating insects by restoring wildflower meadows and grasslands across Belfast. 

Decision: Award grant £108,694 (78%) 

Dervock Through the Lens of History 

Applicant: Dervock & District Community Association 

Project description: involve the community of Dervock to record local history and create a permanent heritage collection in the village. 

Decision: Reject