Projects we’ve funded

The Meres and Mosses of Shropshire and Cheshire are a forgotten mosaic of wetlands, important for some of the rarest wildlife in the UK.

Letters to themselves to be read in fifty years’ time, a Stoke City FA Cup Final ticket and school ties were some of the items young people in Chesterton buried in a time capsule beneath their new Vision Centre, built on the site of an old Victorian school.

Local people investigated how the conflict in Europe affected the community of Basildon in 1916.

Freedom Youth is Bristol's oldest LGBT youth group. They marked their 20th anniversary by recording and interpreting the stories, memories and experiences of past members.

Young people explored the origins of the Geordie language and dialect, its preservation through song, poetry and film, and how it could be considered a social barrier by both Geordies and outsiders.

The project aims to bring together several generations of South Asians living in Bristol to identify and record their heritage. Desh means Motherland or Homeland in Hindi and Urdu.

A grant from HLF brought the heritage of the Huddersfield Canal to life, helping people to learn about the waterway in a fun and imaginative way.

100 years on, Ballymoney celebrated the Olympic marathon victory of one of its most famous sporting sons with an exhibition, public performances and workshops.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

The stories of more than 18,000 Conscientious Objectors are being explored and told through the Peace Pledge Union’s exhibition, learning resources and online database.

As Weymouth Sailing Club reached its 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers undertook a project to celebrate and share local sailing heritage.

This 18-month project focused on informing and educating about the importance of pollinators.