Projects we’ve funded

Volunteers developed skills to help them maintain their historic places of worship into the future without relying on professional contractors.

The Dissenters Graveyard in Exeter contains significant physical heritage related to the nonconformist tradition and includes a wealth of family and local history. It has been closed for public access for many years and had become very neglected and overgrown.

A former Grade-II listed pottery-turned-nightclub had been derelict in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2006.

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

International Womens Group explored the connection between Scottish haggis and similar dishes from countries such as Syria, Iran and Egypt.

Recording the culture of the Kashmiri community in Greater Manchester through the collection of memories.

Beyond Graffiti taught stone working skills and local history awareness to a new generation of craftsmen to safeguard the future of Kirklees’ waymarkers.

Through workshops and visits, children from Salesbury School used archives to find out how the First World War affected boys living in Blackburn Orphanage.

Funding was used by volunteers of Thurrock Local History Society to collate material for displays about the little-known achievements of Alfred Russell Wallace who was resident at The Dell in Grays Thurrock in the 19th century.

The Woodland Futures project connected young people aged 11 to 18 years old with the natural heritage sector by learning rural skills and heritage crafts.

By collecting, preserving and making accessible the many artefacts found in the area, the museum aims to bring the history of Lyme Regis to as diverse an audience as possible.

This project is exploring the histories and traditions of drag as part of Manchester’s rich LGBT+ heritage.