Projects we’ve funded

This project is exploring the options available for bringing the Central Plaza Hotel in Carlisle back to life.

Turton Tower Trust used their grant to assess the options for renovating Turton Tower stables in Lancashire.

The Cathedral of St Ninian belongs to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Designed by William Butterfield it was the first Cathedral to be built in the UK after the Reformation.

Women’s Health in South Tyneside spent a year discovering the profound role women playing during the First World War in their area.

The diaries of a wartime teenager were returned to her village community so they could discover her story.

The focus of the project was to ensure the survival and maintenance of this important vessel for maritime heritage.

Volunteers recorded residents' memories to create a trail around their local park

The project offers people experiencing mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, the opportunity to connect creatively with heritage.

The history of the pioneers of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants was uncovered and shared through an immersive exhibition, events, website and book.

Never Going Underground: the fight for LGBT+ rights’ was an award-winning exhibition developed by LGBT+ volunteer community curators and staff at People’s History Museum in Manchester.

Norwich is home to the largest collection of medieval churches in Northern Europe. This project shared their stories with new audiences through a three day, city-wide event.

The story of a historic 19th century town house is being used by a charity to help older people to broaden their horizons.