Projects we’ve funded

This two-year project was designed to involve and engage the local community of Pontypool with their local area.

This project celebrated the work of a forgotten legend of Indian cinema, Niranjan Pal (1889-1959).

The Anglo Polish Society created a touring exhibition, book and archive of reminiscences to raise awareness of the importance of Polish culture and heritage to Bristol’s diverse community.

Volunteers worked with their local branch of Mind to collect and share the stories of people who have used the charity’s mental health services over the last 50 years.

This intergenerational project explored links between work and leisure, focusing on the Rotherham mining industry and football club, during the 1940s and 1950s.

Patrin focused on recording gypsy heritage through GPS mapping, photography and oral history interviews.

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.

Manchester Chinese archive trained volunteers to record, preserve and share a community’s hidden history.

Persecution and survival helped participants piece together the social history of refugees living in Oxford during the Second World War.

Heritage can be found in unexpected places and the inner city Leeds area of Little London boasts one of the widest range of communities to be found anywhere in the city.

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

The Grade I-listed St Dunstan’s Church, often referred to as the ‘Cathedral of the Weald’, has been opened up to a wider audience.