Through a programme of community engagement and learning activities, the RSPB inspired people to help conserve hen harriers across their remaining breeding strongholds in northern England.

The Shepherd Wheel, the only remaining working example of a metal working shop and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is gazed at in wonder by more than 30,000 people a year.

Following a £7million refurbishment Preston Hall is able to display a wider range of the 90,000-plus items in the Stockton Museum Services' collection.

Comedy, dancing and music used to ring out triumphantly at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall, but its auditorium had fallen silent and it was threatened with closure under health and safety grounds. It was at this crucial point that a £2,739,000 grant was awarded to ensure its survival.

‘Band on the Wall’ is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

The centrepiece of this major project was conserving the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country.

The lives of young people aged 17-20 at the time of the 1948 London Olympics were compared with young people today, in this 2012 project.

Restoring and arranging for the permanent exhibition of the Lanercost Priory Dossal wall hanging.

This project captured the memories of Pakistani residents of Burnley, highlighting their contribution to the town’s culture and development between 1960 and 2010.

The restoration of a medieval vestment from St John's RC Church, Lancashire

The Nature and Me project aimed to create new education and participation opportunities focused on biodiversity and the natural world.

This project captured the personal histories of 10 residents at Beenstock Home who had lived through the pre- and post-Holocaust periods.