Projects we’ve funded

Finchingfield Guildhall in Essex was on the Buildings at Risk Register until National Lottery funding helped secure its restoration.

Sandycombe Lodge, the home of painter JMW Turner, has been fully restored thanks to National Lottery funding.

Petersfield Museum used the medium of dance to tell the stories of Hampshire residents in the First World War.

The Hastings local community came together to help restore and transform the historic Hastings Pier.

This project told the story of the UK's first professional black footballer, with free educational resources exploring Arthur Wharton's heritage.

Narrative Eye helped London community groups research how people from Africa and the Caribbean contributed to the First World War.

Within days of the outbreak of the First World War, the YMCA had established 250 tea huts in the UK providing refreshments for soldiers heading to war. As the war progressed, these huts evolved to serve hospitals, POW camps and training centres.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

The issue of crime on the home front has often been neglected. This project will focus on the impact of the First World War on crime in Bishop's Stortford and surrounding areas.

The Aberglasney Restoration Trust is restoring and resurrecting The Old Piggeries and Cow Sheds to promote heritage horticultural skills.

Inspired by the Dig for Victory Campaign of 1917, adult learners from Scotland’s Rural College designed and built a First World War allotment.

Young people reinterpreted the changing roles of women during the First World War, through letters, films and an exhibition.