England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions September 2026
10 September
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Restoration of John Clare’s Lost Landscapes – Bringing nature, communities, history and literature together across a heritage landscape
Applicant: Peterborough Environment City Trust
Decision: Reject
COBWEB (Costessey, Bowthorpe and West Earlham Biodiversity) Woodland Project
Applicant: The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
Decision: Award grant of £95,047 (91%)
Heritage of Care (HofC)
Applicant: Live Cancer Free Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £101,147 (98%)
Just Being Me: Celebrating the Heritage, Stories and Community Life of SEND Young People
Applicant: Just Being Me Events Collective CIC
Decision: Reject
Revitalising St John’s the Evangelist, Little Wilbraham: A Community Restoration.
Applicant: Little Wilbraham Parochial Church Council
Decision: Award grant of £133,543 (100%)
Zine of Us: Exploring the Heritage that Connects Communities
Applicant: Local Welcome CIO
Decision: Reject
From Foundations to Future – the next steps for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Applicant: Birmingham Museums Trust
Decision: Award grant of £249,635 (92%)
St Mary the Virgin 'Raise the Roof' Conservation and Community Engagement Project
Applicant: Brettenham Parochial Church Council
Decision: Award grant of £221,880 (58%)
Midlands Gospel Music Preservation – MGMP
Applicant: Gospel Revisited Project CIC
Decision: Defer
Flip into Wonder: Stories and Places. A participatory heritage project exploring tangible and intangible heritage through storytelling, creativity and shared cultural experiences, in heritage spaces.
Applicant: Children & Authors' Literary Fanfare and Events CIC
Decision: Reject
Digital Wings
Applicant: LearnPlay Foundation LTD
Decision: Reject
Leicester Clothes the World
Applicant: Leicester City Council
Decision: Award grant of £49,762 (90%).
The King Harold Festival at Waltham Abbey
Applicant: Waltham Abbey Town Partnership
Decision: Award grant of £90,040 (95%)
Roots, Recipes and Resilience: An Oral History of the Food Heritage of Houghton Regis and Dunstable – Phase 1
Applicant: Hands of Help CIC
Decision: Reject
40 years, 40 voices, One legacy: Preserving Caribbean Heritage in Dudley and the Black Country
Applicant: Dudley Caribbean and Friends Association
Decision: Reject
2Funky: 30 Years Strong
Applicant: 2Funky Arts Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £115,292 (94%)
St Gregory's Church, Norwich: Emergency Repairs to Save a Medieval Masterpiece
Applicant: Norwich Historic Churches Trust
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (96%)
Nene Rivers Trust – Reflection and Renewal
Applicant: Nene Rivers Trust CIO
Decision: Award grant of £195,155 (98%)
A Wilder High Peak: Communities for Nature in Glossop and Buxton
Applicant: High Peak Borough Council
Decision: Award grant of £249,858 (89%)
The Neighbourhood Workshop
Applicant: The Portland Inn Project CIC
Decision: Defer
Our Stories, Our Communication, Our Identity: One Hundred Years of the Deafblind Community
Applicant: Deafblind UK
Decision: Award grant of £249,836 (80%)
Gainsborough 300
Applicant: Gainsborough's House Society
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (56%)
Playin’ Out – An exploration of Youth Clubs Past and Present in Derby
Applicant: Derby QUAD Ltd
Decision: Reject
Roots and Routes: The Nigerian UK Heritage Story
Applicant: Help is Here Now CIC
Decision: Reject
Restoring and Celebrating The Haven and 'The Bond Street of Essex'
Applicant: Age Concern Southend on Sea CIO
Decision: Reject
21 September
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
Midlands Gospel Music Preservation – MGMP
Applicant: Gospel Revisited Project CIC
Decision: Award grant of £56,935 (100%)