Midlands and East

This project is supporting under-served communities to learn and protect heritage skills and crafts that are at risk.

Therapeutic gardening is helping preserve the natural heritage of Kings Heath Park and changing local lives.

At St John the Baptist Church in Nash, storm damage and the climate crisis have accelerated the deterioration of the medieval church’s rare 16th-century spire over the past 20 years.

Birmingham-based social enterprise Believe in Me is transforming young lives by shining a light on forgotten South Asian histories.

In its 150th year, the Beacon Centre for the Blind in Wolverhampton will preserve the stories of visually impaired people and make the city’s archives more accessible.

The Cromwell Museum secured the small pocket watch for its permanent collection following a public appeal and is now sharing its story with new audiences.

An ambitious repair project has successfully preserved the extraordinary heritage of one of Northampton’s oldest pubs.

United Response is preserving the heritage of people with learning disabilities through a series of peer-to-peer interviews.

Our funding will conserve the priory’s internationally significant collection of stained glass, carry out essential repairs to the historic building and improve visitor facilities.

We’re supporting Museums for Nature, a programme boosting biodiversity, widening access to nature and engaging local communities in nature recovery.

This project will explore the impact of the Caribbean community who helped to shape Wolverhampton’s cultural identity between the 1950s–1980s.

Over the next four years, the Martens on the Move project will work with local communities to improve the habitat for pine martens.