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The outside of the 19th-century building with a large stone portico supported by columns
Visitors will be able to better explore the ideas that shaped Manchester and the nation through improved access to the historic book collection. Credit: Andrew Brooks.

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Reuniting Manchester’s Portico Library in a once-in-a-generation project

With a funding boost of £6.4million, Portico Reunited will bring the Grade II* listed building back together for first time in a century.

Inside Dewsbury Arcade, showing original timber shopfronts and a new glazed roof with shoppers walking down the central walkway
The historic shopfronts and glazed roof have been restored and a range of independent businesses occupy the units, with more coming soon. Credit: Kirklees Council.

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Reopening Dewsbury Arcade as the UK’s first community-run shopping centre

With the help of £4.5million from us, customers are back under its beautifully restored glass and cast-iron roof for the first time in a decade.
Exterior image of St Columb's Hall, a stone building next to a busy city centre street
St Columb’s Hall known as the People’s Hall was built in 1886 mainly using donations from local people. Credit: Lorcan Doherty Photography.

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Securing a sustainable future for the People's Hall

Our investment has helped bring St Columb's Hall back into community ownership and is funding improvements to make it welcoming, accessible and no longer at risk.

the deputy mayor and a group of people in a museum looking at building plans
The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council looks at plans for Ballycastle Museum. Credit: Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services.

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Seven historic buildings we’re funding to become community hubs

From a cart and wagon shed on the site of the UK’s first war dog school to the oldest building in Britain’s first recorded city, explore recently-funded projects restoring historic spaces as venues for local people and visitors.
shopfronts on restored high street buildings
The restored shopfronts of 2-4 Market Place in Caistor. Credit: Caistor and District Community Trust.

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Bringing new life to Caistor’s market place

We’re helping Caistor and District Community Trust restore derelict historic buildings in the town centre and repurpose them for commercial and community use.

Three people look down over a valley with mountains in the distance
Braemar view. Credit: Cameron Cosgrove

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Cairngorms 2030: people and nature thriving together

We've awarded nearly £12.5million to a transformative project aiming to preserve the UK’s biggest National Park, empowering communities to help nature and improve wellbeing.

in a green space in winter young people carry a tarpaulin filled with branches to a bonfire
Youth Rangers (aged 12-17) learn nature conservation skills and make a difference to the green spaces around Luton. Credit: The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

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Luton nature engagement project creates paid traineeships for young people

The Wilder Luton project is helping local people connect with and care for green spaces in the town and the surrounding chalk hills landscape.

Waves crash over a harbour breakwater, a small fishing boat passes a stone light tower
The historic light tower at the entrance to Dunure Harbour. Credit: Eddie Telford.

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Shaping the future of Dunure's heritage

A new project is exploring opportunities to conserve, celebrate and revitalise Dunure's historic assets, supported by South Ayrshire Council and us.

A woman takes part in a blacksmithing workshop, hitting heated metal with a hammer.
The project, alongside regenerating valued historic buildings, will provide heritage skills training for local people. Photo: IceCream Architecture.

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Investing in Ayrshire's heritage, supporting a coastal community

Four key buildings, treasured by the community, are at the centre of a major programme of conservation and placemaking supporting the historic centre of Girvan.

De La Warr Pavilion on the coast.
Sitting on the Bexhill seafront, the Pavilion welcomes more than 350,000 visitors each year. Credit: Burst Photos.

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An icon for everyone: restoring the De La Warr Pavilion

After decades of exposure to the coastal environment, the Grade I listed building is undergoing urgent conservation work to protect it for future generations.

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