Two museums worked closely with local agencies and community groups to open up volunteering opportunities to people who would not usually engage with heritage.

The People’s History Museum in Manchester was awarded a major grant towards the expansion of the museum and consolidation into one site.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) led on this project to increase access to a unique coal mining collection and photographic archive.

Monkwearmouth Station Museum is housed in a Grade II-listed building, under ownership of Sunderland City Council.

A volunteer-run charity acquired Grade II* listed Richmond Station in North Yorkshire and transformed it into a self-sustaining heritage and leisure attraction for the local community.

Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums enhanced sensory access across five sites, transforming the visitor experience for people with visual and hearing impairments.

The Whitworth Art Gallery has catalogued and conserved the Walter Crane archive, creating a digital archive and a children’s website.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust ensured Hope Pit’s position as a centre of excellence for the UK’s coal mining industry.

A £2.7million grant scheme in Keighley is transforming the Yorkshire market town, through a mix of streetscape and building improvements, and reminding visitors and locals of its proud heritage.

It was a lucky quirk of fate that Chapeltown missed the 1990s’ housing boom because it meant that the original Victorian and Edwardian buildings were left standing to be ripe for restoration as part of a £802,000 project to inject new life into the area.

Sunderland’s 600-year-old ship building heritage is celebrated by the enthusiastic volunteers of Sunderland Maritime Heritage (SMH).

Friends of Bowling Park have developed and trained their members to protect the park for the future.