Projects we’ve funded

Empire, Faith and War will focus on the physical and intangible heritage of Sikh combatants during the First World War and their families, which have been previously neglected by official records and the mainstream media.

A community-based project in Castle Point worked with people with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities to create a garden.

This intergenerational project explored links between work and leisure, focusing on the Rotherham mining industry and football club, during the 1940s and 1950s.

The Friends of Rectory Park worked with local people to investigate, protect and encourage the local wildlife and plant species.

The origins of traditional Indian games, the rules and how they changed after players traveled to the UK, were recorded in this intergenerational oral history project.

The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever.

From spinning tops to football tops was a 12-week programme delivered in partnership with the grant holder Mini Millers and Rotherham United Community Sports Trust.

First World War LGBT project looking at the lives of women working on stage in male roles.

Led by Coedpoeth Community Council, this project was designed to discover more about the names listed on Coedpoeth War Memorial and restore the War Memorial Park gates.

A group of young volunteers worked with local people to preserve the heritage of North Tyneside's beach resorts.

Staff and volunteers uncovered a collection of over 3,000 photographs documenting how nursing care and rehabilitation of servicemen and women has changed since 1919.

A team of new volunteers collected valuable information and learnt about the species that form part of our coastal marine heritage.