Projects we’ve funded

The Manchester’s Sporting Jews project explored and celebrated the sporting heritage of the Jewish community in Manchester.

Suffolk at Play was a three-year intergenerational reminiscence project aimed at encouraging older adults and young people to share their experiences of childhood play.

The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo gave the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum the opportunity to rejuvenate their collection.

The hidden history of the Caribbean’s contribution to the British war effort during the First World War was revealed thanks to this project.

Improving the management of important marshlands in East Riding through volunteer training and traditional conservation to connect people with natural heritage.

This project contributed to safeguarding the future of Dolgellau, a unique town in the heart of Snowdonia National Park.

The four-year Chiltern Commons project came to a successful conclusion having conserved habitats and historic features on 26 areas of common land.

To see impressive giant redwood trees or 200 varieties of alpine plants, the people of Yorkshire can either take a plane to California and the Alps or they can visit Whinfell Quarry Gardens.

The Yemeni Roots project captured the story of the Yemeni community in Eccles through a variety of oral history interviews, reminiscence work and creative art.

National Museums Scotland worked with the Glasgow Gurdwara and Sikh Sanjog to explore Sikh heritage through the history of the boy Maharaja.

Four communities researched, documented, and shared the cultural and social history of tower blocks in the city.

As part of the 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, this project celebrated traditional outdoor life in the Scottish Highlands.