Projects we’ve funded

Between 1968 and 2008 Peterborough experienced huge growth, developing from a small historic Fenland town into the modern, culturally diverse commercial centre of today.

This project captured the unrecorded and less well-known experiences of the Nigerians who came to Manchester between 1940 and 1960.

The Tunbridge Wells Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, designed in 1889 by Rupert Marnock, is one of the town's oldest parks and is being redeveloped to benefit the community and nature.

Young people explored the heritage of boxing in London's East End, including the social impact on the local community and its relationship to gangs and crime, ethnic identity and the entertainment scene.

The origins of surfing in Britain - and the role of a Cornish surf life saving club in the sport's development - was digitally documented and preserved in this project.

A £2.7million grant scheme in Keighley is transforming the Yorkshire market town, through a mix of streetscape and building improvements, and reminding visitors and locals of its proud heritage.

In 2009, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust used an HLF grant to help protect the ospreys on the Cors Dyfi reserve.

The Indepen-dance Members Stories project explored personal histories of members with learning disabilities and explored the history of disability in Scotland more widely.

Cornfield Flowers Project has a clear mission to save rare plants in north-east Yorkshire’s arable fields by engaging local people.

This 12-month project focused on the hidden histories of women in the First World War. It marked the Centenary of 1915 – the year when women were first actively encouraged to undertake work traditionally performed by men.

Community groups and university partners came together to explore how the First World War was won in the market gardens of Worcestershire as well as on the battlefield.

Visitors to Stonehenge are now able to enjoy a detailed and state-of-the art introduction to one of the world’s most important prehistoric monuments.