Museums, libraries and archives

Daventry Town Council oversaw the development of a Grade II listed Georgian town house into a cultural and historical hub for the local community.

The issue of crime on the home front has often been neglected. This project will focus on the impact of the First World War on crime in Bishop's Stortford and surrounding areas.

Celebrating the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta, this project delivered a programme of activities and events with the local community.

Brighton’s Royal Pavilion and Museums used HLF funding to save a rare treasure hoard, building a valuable network for local museums in the process.

The Manchester’s Sporting Jews project explored and celebrated the sporting heritage of the Jewish community in Manchester.

The Museum of the History of Science in Oxford illuminated the astonishing history of globe-making for thousands of children and families.

Yorkshire Museum of Farming worked with volunteers to create an exhibition for their previously unseen Women’s Land Army Collection.

Volunteers and local residents have gathered information on 1,700 local men from Tynemouth, all of whom died in the First World War.

100 years on, Ballymoney celebrated the Olympic marathon victory of one of its most famous sporting sons with an exhibition, public performances and workshops.

Five museums and heritage organisations in the south east of England found new ways to engage audiences with their geological collections.

A Sense of the Past researched and recorded the first social history of blindness in Northern Ireland, covering the period from the 1800 to the present day.

FARI archaeology, a constituted community group, applied for this grant to investigate, record, and protect an internationally important Ice Age hunting site.