The Iron Duke before restoration.
Credit: Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust.
Projects
Saving Great Yarmouth's Iron Duke
After many years of neglect, one of East Anglia’s most elegant pubs is to be saved for future generations.
Projects we’ve funded
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Rosemarie with 'Neurodiversity through the ages' display
Projects
Neurodiversity through the ages
Educating local communities in Grimsby about neurodiversity throughout human history, including – the development of psychiatry as a discipline, the history of diagnoses and how society treated neurodivergent people.
A woman captures an image of a tree.
Projects
TreeStory: The Story of Wigan Through its Trees
The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve is a site of significant ecological, historical and community value reclaimed from industrial use.
Lowry in Salford Quays.
Photo: Rhianon Davies.
Projects
Lowry Turns 25 – a landmark year for culture and Salford communities
Lowry stands at the heart of Salford Quays, an area that has transformed from a post-industrial landscape into a vibrant cultural and creative hub.
Volunteers carry out maintenance beside a lock on the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Credit: Peter Devlin.
Projects
Lock 16: Scotland’s centre of excellence for canals and traditional skills
In a former Irn Bru factory on the Forth and Clyde Canal, an inspirational new centre of learning is being built, to protect the future of Scottish heritage.
Participants of the Strong Women project with the mural in St Helens.
Photo: Radka Dolinska
Projects
Celebrating the social history of women through public art
The Strong Women project aims to capture the untold stories of women in St Helens and Knowsley and celebrate their contributions through street murals.
A Sari on display at the Creative Design & Manufacture studio.
Photo: Creative Design & Manufacture UK.
Projects
Memories of My Mother: Unravelling the Sari story of Manchester
This project aims to explore the migration-driven arrival of the Sari in the city's South Asian community.
The project will reconnect the historic landmark with the local community and create a new visitor experience.
Photo: The Living Barracks.
Projects
Berwick Barracks: The Living Barracks
This project will transform the Grade I listed historic landmark into a thriving cultural hub and visitor destination.
A curlew on a sports field in Colne.
Photo: William Titley.
Projects
Raising awareness of the Curlew and protecting its habitat in East Lancashire
Walking and Talking with Landscape: The Curlew Way will host community projects educating people about the importance of the curlew to the ecosystem and what can be done to protect it.
A community group enjoying a reminiscence session at the Wee Museum of Memory.
Credit: The Living Memory Association.
Projects
Supporting Scottish communities to record their own histories
The Living Memory Association is providing groups across Scotland with the skills and knowledge they need to create unique heritage projects.
Augmented reality archaeology at Cladh Hallan, Uist.
Credit: Uist Virtual Archaeology Project.
Projects
Augmented reality technology to reawaken Hebridean history
Our funding will support the University of the Highlands and Islands to digitally reconstruct archaeological wonders on the islands of Barra and Harris.
A gymnast prepares for the games on Orkney.
Credit: Kirstin Shearer.
Projects
Capturing memories from four decades of the Island Games
This project will celebrate and preserve oral histories from the rich heritage of the Games, ahead of the 20th edition taking place in Orkney in July 2025.