Projects we’ve funded

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation (IABF) celebrated the life and work of Anthony Burgess, the novelist, poet, playwright, critic and composer born in Manchester in 1917.

This project celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the Peace Hospice Care Charity.

Seeing Our History uncovered the life histories of blind and partially sighted people living in the Edinburgh area between 1903 and 1910.

No game for girls explored how First World War munitionette football teams drew crowds of thousands before they were banned after the war by an anti-women’s football campaign.

The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People created an exhibition aimed at changing attitudes towards people with disabilities in employment.

A mental health organisation and its service users marked its 25th anniversary through a year of creative activities and research.

This project was designed to give young people the opportunity to preserve the heritage of the African Caribbean community living in Newport.

The project explored and commemorated the significant contribution made by Muslim soldiers in the British Indian Army in the First World War.

Three hundred school children across East Anglia became Vikings for three days when they learnt about life during Viking times.

The Celebrate project will collect memories, stories, photographs and objects in order to explore the heritage of LGBT communities in Cumbria.

The Avalon Marshes in the Brue valley are made up of flat, open landscapes, rivers, fens, nature reserves and prominent hills.

The Meres and Mosses of Shropshire and Cheshire are a forgotten mosaic of wetlands, important for some of the rarest wildlife in the UK.