North

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open – if you have an idea for a project in the North of England, we would love to hear from you. Grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m.
Our regular funding webinars and advice sessions are a great opportunity to:
- find out about our funding
- get tips on how to make a good application
- network with other organisations from your area
Please us know if you have any accessibility requirements so that we may make reasonable adjustments. You can contact us via email: north@heritagefund.org.uk.
External events
You could also meet some of our engagement team, in person or online, at the following events (see event web page for further information and to book):
Tuesday 13 May
- Yorkshire Heritage Summit, Skipton (in person)
Thursday 22 May
- SYFAB Meet the Funder webinar (online – fully booked)
Saturday 31 May
- St. Helens Heritage Festival (in person)
Wednesday 4 June
- LACVS Funding Fair (in person)
Thinking about applying to us for a grant of up to £250,000? Submit a Project Enquiry to get feedback on your project idea before making a full application. We'll get back to you within 10 working days.
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North East
Email: north@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 0191 249 4271 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Postal address:
Live Theatre
27 Broad Chare
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DQ
North West
Email: north@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 0161 200 8470 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Postal address:
Rodwell Tower
111 Piccadilly
Manchester, M1 2HY
Yorkshire and Humber
Email: north@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 0113 388 8030 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Postal address:
1st Floor, Park House
24 Park Square West
Leeds, LS1 2PW

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Bradford City Centre CAPS
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Craven's Part in the Great War
This project was based on an idea taken from an original book, published by the Craven Herald in 1920, commemorating every soldier from the Craven District who fell in the First World War.

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Heaton's Woodland Heritage
The wider community was involved in this project to uncover the natural and archaeological heritage of Heaton Woods, an area of ancient semi-natural woodland.

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Discover Shipwrecks of the River Humber Area
Shipwrecks of the River Humber tells the untold story of Grimsby’s fisherman who went out on trawlers during the First World War.

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James Dixon's Boys
Through workshops and visits, children from Salesbury School used archives to find out how the First World War affected boys living in Blackburn Orphanage.

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Tracing your roots back to Gallipoli
Twenty young people, aged 14-19, researched the lives of Bolton soldiers who had died during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

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Legacies of War - Untold Otley Stories
Volunteers used the Otley Museum archives to create a digital map showing the address of every person on the town’s war memorial.

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Wor War: the First World War in North Tyneside
Young people from North Tyneside found out how the First World War affected their local communities through a range of creative activities.

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Chevin Through Time
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2010 - One Hundred Years of The Empire Theatre at Ewood, Blackburn
The Empire Cinema in Blackburn was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in the UK.

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Bradford Lost Ancient Woodland
A team of volunteers received training to survey, document and conserve small ancient woodlands for the benefit of local communities.

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Bringing Manchester's Victoria Baths back to life
This project has renovated and refurbished Manchester’s Victoria Baths, regarded as Britain’s finest historic municipal swimming pool.