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shopfronts on restored high street buildings
The restored shopfronts of 2-4 Market Place in Caistor. Credit: Caistor and District Community Trust.

Projects

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.

The exterior of the 19th-century glass bottle manufacturing building
The building that played a major role in 19th-century glass bottle manufacturing has been restored and repurposed into a skills training hub.

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Building heritage skills and community connections in Liverpool City Region

The only remaining part of the largest glass bottle production site in the world is now home to the Cannington Shaw Heritage Skills Academy.

An ariel image of a red brick 1920s building
Stori Brymbo has restored derelict buildings and given them new purpose. Credit: The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Forging a future at Stori Brymbo

This former iron and steelworks near Wrexham has been brought back to life as a visitor attraction, community hub and business space.

The new exterior of Kresen Kernow with a group of concrete statues
The new Kresen Kernow archive centre has been made possible thanks to a £11.7million National Lottery grant and nearly a decade of work.

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Creating a home for Cornwall’s archives

A derelict brewery has been transformed into the world's largest archive of Cornish history spanning 850 years.

A view looking up at the red brick facade and central clocktower of the Keelmen's Hospital.
More than three centuries since its founding, the Keelmen's Hospital will once again provide housing to the people of Newcastle. Photo: Steve Brock.

Projects

Transforming a historic Newcastle almshouse into affordable housing

Our £5million funding will secure the future of the Grade II* listed Keelmen’s Hospital, the city’s most at-risk building.

A young person walks through a moorland landscape
Nature recovery and improved facilities are helping this special place flourish for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Credit: National Trust images/Chris Lacey.

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Reconnecting people and nature at Divis and the Black Mountain

In 2004, National Lottery players’ support helped The National Trust purchase Divis and the Black Mountain. Now our £3million grant is restoring its natural habitat and improving access for local communities.

A group of people celebrating in front of a red brick building with an art-deco sign that says “Welfare Hall”
The building will become a vibrant community hub. Credit: Steve Pope / FotoWales.

Projects

Revitalising Tylorstown Welfare Hall

The historic heart of a community in the Rhondda being restored for the future

People gather in the central courtyard on an event day, shopping and eating food
The reopened market has helped bring a buzz back to the town centre. Credit: Lottie Matthews.

Projects

Creating Cornwall’s first food hall

A cluster of Grade II listed buildings known as the Buttermarket has been transformed into a thriving food and cultural hub, reviving Redruth’s heritage as a popular market town.

an empty historic swimming pool converted into an exhibition space
Pilot activities included transforming the Gala Pool with artworks, rugs and soft furnishings to create a space for visitors to explore Balsall Heath's heritage. Credit: Katja Ogrin.

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Moseley Road Baths’ community-led future

After a 20-year campaign the swimming baths in Balsall Heath are being restored and reopened as a wellbeing, leisure and cultural destination for Birmingham.

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.

Projects

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.

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