England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions July 2026
13 July
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
The Village Church Project
Applicant: The Hartest and Boxted PCC
Decision: Award grant of £178,826 (100%)
St John the Baptist Church, Whittington, Repair and Community Development Project
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Whittington
Decision: Award grant of £145,322 (80%)
20 July
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000
The Old (Ruined) Church of Ayot St Lawrence Preservation Project
Applicant: The Ayot St Lawrence Old Church Preservation Trust
Decision: Reject
The Red Thread of Womanhood: Derbyshire Women’s Heritage
Applicant: Raise Her CIC
Decision: Reject
St Mary's Leebotwood roof project
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Leebotwood
Decision: Reject
Canopy: England – Unearthing the hidden histories of a generation shaped by the Adoption Act 1976
Applicant: Selina Thompson Ltd
Decision: Reject
St Mary's Roof Renovation
Applicant: Brome and Oakley Parochial Church Council
Decision: Reject
Safeguarding All Saints Church, Willian: Urgent Masonry Repairs and Heritage Conservation
Applicant: All Saints Willian Parochial Church Council
Decision: Award grant of £29,636 (26%)
NJM: Fit for the Future
Applicant: National Justice Museum
Decision: Award grant of £249,983 (100%)
We are Tamworth: Celebrating the rich history and culture of our town
Applicant: Make Some Noise Ltd
Decision: Award grant of £34,861 (89%)
Let the Bells Ring out Again in White Roding
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the South Rodings
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (69%)
The Leviathan Project: A piece of World Heritage
Applicant: Cromford Steam Rally Society
Decision: Award grant of £243,600 (90%)
Virasat: Stories of South Asian Enterprise and Legacy
Applicant: Sampad (South Asian Arts Development)
Decision: Award grant of £211,164 (98%)
Dudley Zoo: 90 years of Community Memory
Applicant: Black Country Visual Arts CIC
Decision: Defer
Securing the Future of the Leaning Tower of Dry Doddington
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Dry Doddington
Decision: Award grant of £128,106 (84%)
Protecting and Interpreting the Original Bramley Apple Tree
Applicant: Joshua Wheatley
Decision: Reject
Wingfield Manor – Options Appraisal and Future Planning
Applicant: Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust
Decision: Award grant of £62,588 (100%)
The Heritage Leadership Collection
Applicant: Clore Leadership Programme
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (61%)
Mirpur to Birmingham: Oral History Project Exploring Migration to Birmingham Following the Building of the Mangala Dam, Mirpur.
Applicant: Raqs Art
Decision: Reject
Wetland Ambassador Project
Applicant: Pensthorpe Conservation Trust
Decision: Reject
Ross Spire in Peril – Phase One: Derisking, Diagnosis and Development
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye
Decision: Award grant of £120,631 (87%)
Roots and Rails
Applicant: Fermynwoods Contemporary Arts Limited
Decision: Reject
Southwell Baptist Church: At Risk Heritage Repair and Community Project
Applicant: Southwell Baptist Church
Decision: Reject
Reimagining John Clare Cottage: A Feasibility and Visionary Study
Applicant: John Clare Trust
Decision: Award grant of £216,058 (90%)
Shared Past, Shared Future: Unlocking Erewash
Applicant: Erewash Borough Council
Decision: Award grant of £231,578 (96%)
Peckleton Village Hall Floor Project
Applicant: Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton Parish Council
Decision: Reject
Our Heritage At Risk: Restoring and Rediscovering Legsby Old School Community Centre
Applicant: Legsby Old School Community Centre CIO
Decision: Reject
All Saints' for All
Applicant: Pytchley Church Heritage Trust
Decision: Reject
Repairs to Chancel roof and to brickwork and roof of Clergy Vestry at All Saints Church Rayne
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of Rayne
Decision: Defer
The everyday lives of the Industrial workers of Chelmsford from Post-war to 1980
Applicant: Chelmsford Civic Society
Decision: Award grant of £10,000 (89%)
Building a Resilient Future for Royston Museum
Applicant: Royston Museum Trust CIO
Decision: Reject
The Derby Music Project
Applicant: Baby People Limited
Decision: Award grant of £94,525 (90%)
Building African Heritage Sustainability Project
Applicant: The Highlife Centre Ltd
Decision: Reject
Transition and Transformation: Securing a Sustainable Operating Model for the National Holocaust Museum
Applicant: Beth Shalom Limited
Decision: Award grant of £249,900 (100%)
Celebrating 30 years of CCF
Applicant: Community Connect Foundation
Decision: Reject
St Mary and St Botolph Church Whitton Restoration work due to subsidence of the Vestry, damage to its roof and to drainage plus associated projects to improve the environment, inclusion, access and participation, in and around the Church and Churchyard.
Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary & St Botolph's Whitton, Ipswich
Decision: Award grant of £132,519 (87%)
Strategy, resilience and legacy at Red Rose Chain
Applicant: Red Rose Chain
Decision: Reject
Hidden Histories Unearthed
Applicant: Anglia Ruskin University
Decision: Award grant of £248,139 (100%)
Our Community, Our heritage, Our Future – Thriving Together Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future Together
Applicant: Helping Hands Community Trust
Decision: Reject
Where in Brazil Are you From? Phase 2
Applicant: Brazilian Cultural Centre CIC
Decision: Reject
REMEMBAH ZEPHANIAH! A Living Vault
Applicant: MAMA Youth Project
Decision: Award grant of £206,846 (100%)
Restoration and commemoration of Cossall’s unique memorials
Applicant: Cossall Parish Council
Decision: Award grant of £17,589 (96%)
31 July
Grant increase
Restoring Gedling Old Station
Applicant: Gedling Youth and Community Hub
Decision: Award grant increase of £76,000 to make a total grant of £249,286 (77%)