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Richard Kennedy stands in a living room in front of paintings and a bookshelf
Richard Kennedy was a founding member of Cara-Friend. Credit: Timothy O’Connell.

Projects

Founding Cara-Friend: Preserving At Risk LGBTQIA+ Heritage

An exhibition and interviews celebrate the trailblazing founders and volunteers of Northern Ireland’s oldest LGBTQ+ charity.

A group of volunteers gather around white bathtub-shaped planters during a planting session at the site
A Growing Space planting session. Credit: Brink! Stories CIC.

Projects

Belfast’s urban garden brings people together

A Growing Story has helped transform a brownfield site into a vibrant garden, where people can share great food and big ideas for our climate’s future.

View from Knockchree hill as the sun rises over woodland towards the Irish Sea
The heritage project at Mourne Park will double the amount of pathways, creating an additional 6km of walking trails that will access the viewpoint at Knockchree. Credit: Jill Jennings/ WTML.

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Mourne Park: boosting access to natural heritage

The Woodland Trust has received £2.5million towards a five year project to enhance the natural heritage of the ancient woodland at Mourne Park and expand public access and engagement.

Leaders of the project pose for a group photo
From left to right: Scott Cuthbertson, Director of The Rainbow Project, Mukesh Sharma, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland NI Committee Chair, Cara McCann, Director of HERe NI and Adam Murray, Community Development Manager at Cara-Friend.

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Creating Northern Ireland’s LGBTQ+ heritage archive

A collaborative effort will record and share Northern Ireland’s modern LGBTQ+ history.

The art deco facade of the Strand Arts Centre with cinema lettering reading 'Closed for refurbishment. We'll be back"

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Strand Sequel: Redeveloping the Last Picture House

Nearly 90 years after first opening during the golden age of cinema, work is now underway to redevelop the Strand Arts Centre, Northern Ireland’s last remaining art deco picture house on east Belfast’s Holywood Road.

Wildflowers by the sand dunes on the north coast of Northern Ireland
The Umbra is a wildlife-rich nature reserve in the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Photo: Binevenagh and Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership.

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Binevenagh and Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership

A five-year £3.4million project aiming to celebrate and connect local people with their unique landscape and heritage to build sustainable and resilient communities.

The left side of the image shows a traditional Traveller wagon, painted with decorative designs, and the right side of the image shows a man leading a pony and trap which a girl is riding
The project held an outdoor fair-style event in June 2023.

Projects

Roma and Irish Travellers: A Shared Story

People from different cultures and backgrounds came together for workshops and celebration events about Roma and Irish Traveller cultural heritage organised by Armagh Roma Traveller Support.

A thatcher at work up a ladder on a thatched roof, applying new materials to the surface.
This project will address the critical need to train the next generation of thatchers. Credit: Peter O'Hara Photography.

Projects

Securing a future for thatch in Northern Ireland

Our funding will support a vital and timely intervention to preserve a heritage skill that’s under threat.

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