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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

Projects

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.

Projects

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.

24/05/1970

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.

21/01/1970

People look at stalls at a craft fair inside St Peter's Sudbury

A craft fair at St Peter's. Photo: Allison Burke.

Projects

Regenerating St Peter’s as a cultural hub for Sudbury

St Peter’s Cultural Venue is being transformed into a new arts, heritage and learning space at the heart of Sudbury, Suffolk.

15/03/2018

The exterior of a historic building with scaffolding on it.

Work underway at Priory House. Photo: Dunstable Town Council.

Projects

Priory House, Dunstable - Repair and Conservation

Together with Historic England, we are supporting the repair and restoration of the Grade II* listed Priory House in Dunstable.

14/09/2023

An aerial photo of an archaeological dig in a field

Archeological excavations at Rendlesham. Photo: Suffolk County Council / Jim Pullen.

Projects

Rendlesham Revealed: unearthing Anglo-Saxon life in Suffolk

A community archaeology project has made new discoveries in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

21/06/2018

Photograph of a colourful wall mural featuring a tiger

Celebrating Bengali Heritage Mural Centre for Youth and Community Development

Projects

Multi-generational project fosters sense of connectedness amongst Luton’s Bengali community

Bangladesh Youth League Luton aims to create greater understanding of Bangladeshi heritage and culture through creative activities, sharing heritage with the public and training project volunteers.

15/12/2021