Projects we’ve funded

A community-focused project celebrating the new town of Livingston's 50th birthday, enabling residents young and old to understand more about the development of their local area.

This two-year project is exploring the story of Merton and its people over the past 150 years through the medium of photography.

The Pontypool Townscape Heritage Initiative is contributing to Torfaen County Borough Council’s regeneration strategy and vision for Pontypool town centre.

Young people in Wythenshawe worked with their local community housing group to learn about Wilfred Owen, a First World War poet who posthumously won the Military Cross.

Young people carried out research at Priest's House Museum, East Dorset, into stories about the village fire of May 1892.

Young people have uncovered the history behind social justice in Tyneside.

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 Sharing Sindhi Crafts project used crafts as a way to bring people together and share long held traditions.

The Old Toll House in Stratford has been restored, and bought back into use as a heritage attraction and viable commercial enterprise.

This project uncovered the story of the suffrage movement in Ulster through a programme of volunteer-led research into the history, development, activities, achievements and legacy of the local suffragettes.

Over 18 months, 16 young people learnt to care for and enjoy their local environment through a range of practical activities at a variety of natural heritage sites.

This three-year project aimed to strategically develop the collection of material related to the Troubles in National Museums of Northern Ireland (NMNI).