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Young people playing netball
Netball games with Sported charity. Credit: Sported NI

Projects

Sport in the Community: Shaping NI for 100 Years

Sported Foundation have been awarded a £24,861 National Lottery grant to explore the history of sport and how it plays a part in Northern Ireland's identity.

30/07/2021
Young people resting on a gate in Brian's Wood
Young people at Brian's Wood

Projects

Connecting with nature and improving wellbeing in County Armagh

Community group An Tobar have been awarded a £61,900 National Lottery grant to help connect people with heritage in Brian’s Wood, Silverbridge.

24/05/2021
Auditorium inside the Grand Opera House

Projects

Restoring and preserving the history of the Grand Opera House

The Grand Opera House in Belfast is reopening its doors following major restoration works.

12/12/2017
Family gathered on the platform at Whitehead Railway station watching a locomotive approach

Projects

RPSI 2020

Thanks to National Lottery funding and the support of their dedicated volunteers, the Railway Preservation Society for Ireland (RPSI) have been able to preserve and bring the story of Ireland’s railways to life.

01/09/2010
River and green banks with new trees planted in Faughan Valley

Projects

Faughan Valley’s ancient woodland - from fragments to thriving forests

The Woodland Trust are restoring and connecting Faughan valley’s woodlands, providing a habitat for wildlife to thrive.

13/03/2018
Panoramic view of Castlewellan Forest Park, with lake and castle visible on the hill

Projects

Re-rooting our past in the future: Castlewellan Historic Demesne

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have been awarded a £2.69million National Lottery grant to protect and rejuvenate Castlewellan Forest Park in County Down, Northern Ireland.

04/12/2018
Person getting costume fitted
Martha having a costume fitting

Projects

Foyle Valley Transport and Railway Museum

Disability charity Destined Ltd are improving access to the Foyle Valley Railway Museum.

03/03/2020
Inside Templemore Baths, scaffolding is visible and it looks run down

Projects

New lease of life for Belfast’s Templemore Baths

Ireland’s sole surviving Victorian public baths to be restored and opened up to the public.

27/09/2016
The evocative Lagans Road, from the poem 'Edward Thomas on the Lagans Road'
The evocative Lagans Road, from the poem 'Edward Thomas on the Lagans Road'

Projects

Seamus Heaney HomeGround Project

The Living Past project aims to preserve the literary heritage of Seamus Heaney, and the natural heritage that inspired his works.

24/09/2015
Person kneeling in outdoors space whilst smiling
Caroline, volunteer at Florence Court

Projects

Restoring Florence Court’s kitchen garden to its former glory

The historic two acre kitchen garden, nestled inside the countryside estate in County Fermanagh, will be carefully restored to its original 1930s character thanks to National Lottery funding.

14/03/2017
View of the Glens of Antrim
View of the Glens of Antrim

Projects

The Heart of the Glens Landscape Partnership Scheme

The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust lead a project to conserve and enhance the natural and historic beauty of the Glens of Antrim.

07/06/2011
Collecting the Troubles and Beyond

Projects

Collecting the Troubles and Beyond

This three year project aimed to strategically develop the collection of material related to the Troubles in National Museums of Northern Ireland (NMNI).

30/09/2014

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