Projects we’ve funded

This project helped to restore Peterborough’s Central Park back to its Victorian splendour.

Restoring and enhancing three linked town centre parks in Gosport: Falklands Gardens, Bastion No.1 and Walpole Park.

An ambitious scheme to restore and reopen an historic stretch of waterway on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one step closer, thanks to the completion of phase one of the Cefn Flight of Fourteen Locks Restoration project.

Radstock Museum led an oral history project to identify and record the memories and experiences of former miners who worked in North Somerset coalfield.

Helpston Parochial Church Council used this grant to restore and convert the Grade II listed Botolph’s Barn into a community facility and exhibition space celebrating the 19th century poet John Clare.

This project, led by Bournemouth Natural Science Society, created a temporary exhibition as part of Local History month to commemorate Bournemouth's role in the Second World War.

Historic buildings and streets in Bradford City Centre Conservation Area were the focus of this project.

The Valence House Museum received a grant of £1,843,000 to enhance the Grade II* building and its surroundings, improve access, and create learning and involvement activities as well as new resources.

The Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative was designed to help regenerate the former local town centre.

‘Band on the Wall’ is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

Young people interviewed older British Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs about their experiences of the Partition of India and created an exhibition and workshops for schools and community groups.