Projects
Promoting the Welsh language at Hengwrt Heritage Centre
Menter Dinefwr is bringing local history to life in Llandeilo with an emphasis on the Welsh language, thanks to National Lottery players.
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Billy Meredith's cap from the Scotland vs Wales match in 1910. Credit: Wrexham Museum.
Projects
A Museum of Two Halves: Wrexham celebrates football and community heritage
Wrexham’s museum is bringing football heritage back to its historic home in Wales thanks to a £2.7million award.
Newbridge Memo welcomed BBC Radio Wales to host Wynne Evan’s Townhall Showdown. Credit: Newbridge Memo.
Projects
Newbridge’s arts and heritage hub safeguarded for the community
This historic miners’ institute, with its 1920s Art Deco theatre, ballroom and versatile spaces now hosts a variety of activities that benefit local people.
A Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways locomotive.
Projects
Preserving railway heritage and building the future of Boston Lodge
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways’ Boston Lodge Project is keeping the stories, buildings and skills of the heritage railway alive for future generations.
Building dry stone walls on Ynys Cybi. Credit: Ynys Cybi Landscape Partnership.
Projects
Ynys Cybi: Ynys i’w Thrysori - Our Island Gem
This project is addressing priorities identified by the local community to ensure the land and coast is enjoyed responsibly, and secured for future generations.
Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum originally opened in 1972. Photo: Aled Llywelyn.
Projects
Unearthing the legacy of Welsh Slate at Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum
The museum will be transformed into a world-class visitor attraction at the heart of the Wales Slate Landscape in north west Wales.
Planters with flowering plants at Abergavenny train station. Photo: Transport for Wales.
Projects
Transport for Wales Green Routes
Transport for Wales (TfW) boosted biodiversity and encouraged wildlife at 25 railway stations and five community sites.
A community growing area in Burry Port.
Projects
Creating local green spaces in Pembrey and Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
Dilapidated playgrounds and open urban land was transformed into community spaces to create local places for nature and people.
Local volunteers maintain a planter in Riverside. Photo: SRCDC.
Projects
Breaking barriers to getting involving in greening Riverside, Cardiff
South Riverside Community Development Centre (SRCDC) involved local people in nurturing nature and protecting wildlife, building leadership skills and creating a local plan for nature.
Restoring the Welsh section of the Montgomery canal included removing overhanging trees. Photo: Canal and River Trust.
Projects
Luronium Futures: preserving rare plants on the Montgomery Canal
The Canal and River Trust’s project improved the condition of the Welsh stretch of the Montgomery Canal which is home to rare British wildlife species.
Oysters are being restored to Conwy Bay. Photo: ZSL.
Projects
Restoring the habitats of wild oysters in Conwy Bay
ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and Bangor University are restoring native oyster habitats in Conwy Bay to improve marine biodiversity, increase coastal resilience and re-connect people with their coastal heritage.
Work is starting to restore the Y Plu pub and transform it into a local cultural hub
Projects
Saving a 200-year-old community pub on the Llŷn Peninsula
Our funding is helping the Menter y Plu Community Benefit Society plan how to save and re-develop a Grade II listed pub – Y Plu.