Projects we’ve funded

The Grand Opera House in Belfast is reopening its doors following major restoration works.

Hundreds of volunteers are helping children’s charity Coram digitise and share its historic archive online.

This project helped to safeguard some of South West England’s rarest butterfly and moth species. The conservation work engaged a wider range of people through working with partners.

Youth dance organisation, Shaper/Caper is exploring the LGBTQ+ heritage and culture of Dundee in an oral history project, Here Me Out.

The University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum has collaborated with partners to reinterpret its collections from an LGBT+ perspective.

Many more people will have the opportunity to access the River Garnock’s natural beauty spots and experience the health benefits being outdoors can bring.

The Heritage for All project found innovative solutions to overcome barriers and improve access for disabled people to be able to explore and benefit from natural heritage.

Young people researched the experiences and impact of Birmingham's migrants and discovered what it means to be British.

Through its Windrush 70 and Beyond project, Kingsway Project celebrated the 70th anniversary of the ‘Empire Windrush’ by recording and sharing Caribbean migration stories.

The Nomad Project involved a wider range of people in heritage through digital exploration of Somali artefacts.

Liberal Judaism, a multi-faith support organisation, discovered that the stories of many of the LGBTQ+ migrants they met were being lost.

While our built and cultural heritage continues to grow, our natural heritage is declining in abundance, diversity and condition at an increasingly fast rate.