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A crowd of people in front of The George pub stand behind a red ribbon

Cutting the ribbon at the opening of The George, Wickham Market, 4 September 2025.

Projects

Historic Suffolk pub reopens after community rescue and restoration

04/09/2025

When fire deprived Wickham Market of its last pub, hundreds of local people came together to save a treasured local venue.

03/09/2019

Visitors on the back of a tractor at Woodoaks Farm.

The community will be engaged with heritage features throughout the project.

Projects

Restoring and celebrating the heritage of Woodoaks Farm

14/08/2025

This project will put the farm back into the heart of the community by restoring a 16th-century barn and reconnecting people with food, farming and the environment.

14/09/2023

The art deco red brick structure of the Iron Duke, with its windows boarded up and with visible damage to the facade.

The Iron Duke before restoration. Credit: Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust.

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Saving Great Yarmouth's Iron Duke

02/04/2025

After many years of neglect, one of East Anglia’s most elegant pubs is to be saved for future generations.

23/11/2022

Ely's London Plane towers above an open green lawn on a sunny day.

Ely's London Plane is thought to have been planted in 1674. Credit: The Tree Council

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Caring for the Great London Plane Tree of Ely

28/03/2025

We are funding a vital intervention to protect and preserve one of the UK’s most beloved and historic trees.

16/01/2025

Looking up at a red brick windmill with large white sails, as the sun sets to the right.

John Webb's windmill at Thaxted, Essex. Credit: Acabashi, Wikimedia Commons.

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Thaxted Windmill - Conserved for its Community

27/01/2025

Together with Historic England, we have awarded a total of £1.6million to bring the last remaining windmill in Thaxted, Essex back into working order.

08/06/2022

A group of school children hold books about life during the second world war and pose around a display related to the second world war

School pupils learned about the Second World War as part of outreach activities at The Hold.

Projects

A state-of-the-art home for the Suffolk Archives collections at The Hold

A flagship heritage building equipped with the latest technology and facilities, The Hold is enabling people to learn more about their heritage.

19/04/2016

exterior view of a large norman castle in the middle of a city

We've supported Norwich Castle's transformation with £13million in funding.

Projects

Norwich Castle: Royal Palace Reborn

Norfolk Museums Service, part of Norfolk County Council, is turning back time to create an immersive and accessible experience of the Norman castle’s history.

19/04/2016

Computer render of the refurbished Winter Gardens: and iron and glass building with open spaces, lush plants and visitors.

An artist's impression of the redevelopment plans for the Winter Gardens. Credit: Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Projects

Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens - Reimagining the People's Palace

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is restoring the UK’s last surviving Victorian ironwork seaside winter gardens.

29/06/2021

An older and younger participant at a workshop

Suffolk Artlink brought people from different generations together.

Projects

Lowestoft Folk: bridging generations

This intergenerational project collaborated with two museums and their dedicated volunteers to delve into local folk heritage.

19/09/2017

The outside of a stone English parish church with a graveyard in the foreground

The church of St Mary the Virgin in Stebbing, Essex. Credit: John Salmon.

Projects

The Way Forward: St Mary’s Church, Stebbing

At the church of St Mary the Virgin in Stebbing, Essex, a programme of major repairs and improvement will remove the church from the Heritage at Risk register and create an inviting community hub.

16/03/2022