Projects we’ve funded

A hidden gem in the centre of an urban environment, Houghton Hall Park is a 17 hectare public park in the town of Houghton Regis.

The Grade II-listed Darlington Civic Theatre has been restored to its former glory as an Edwardian variety theatre.

The area of Gorton, situated to the south east of Manchester, celebrated its centenary of joining the City of Manchester through the Gorton 100 project.

Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) commemorated 40 years of their work in Scotland in 2016.

Volunteers explored six centuries of history through the lives of local personalities, sharing their discoveries through the ‘Woking’s Story’ display at The Lightbox.

The Fire station project will help to regenerate the Sunderland city centre as part of a wider project to create a music, arts and cultural quarter

An oral history project recording the memories and experiences of people who moved from Bangladesh to Birmingham between 1940 and 1971.

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

Sussex schoolchildren were introduced to stoolball, a medieval forerunner of cricket, in a wide-ranging sport and rural history project.

Montgomery Town Council restored an existing First World War memorial, created a small memorial garden and researched the names of those fallen in the war, gathering stories to create a leaflet and exhibition.

Through a combination of funding from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Worcestershire County Council, Bromsgrove District Council is enabling a range of repairs and conservation works to regain Bromsgrove's historic character.

For the Zebedee Troupers – Abled Not DISabled project, young people with disabilities discovered the role disabled people played during the two world wars.