Projects we’ve funded

The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust ran an exciting programme of events to enable children to get involved in Glasgow’s built heritage.

The Friends of Churchfield, Denby Dale have created a wildlife haven and public amenity on their doorstep.

Volunteers from Cawood in Selby have been trained as heritage detectives to investigate the archaeology of their local moated manor site and the surprising importance of gooseberries for the development of the village.

A community-based project in Castle Point worked with people with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities to create a garden.

A history of Thanet Road Cycling Club was completed in time for the organisation’s 70th anniversary in 2017.

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.

Young people, historians and artists explored court cases of criminalised homosexuality in 1950s Bristol.

‘April Ashley: Portrait of a Lady’ shared the hidden history of the trans community – those whose gender identity and/or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth – with 1.2million visitors.

Chevin Forest Park’s fascinating stories are being told through heritage trails, spotters’ guides, podcasts and their interactive website.

Young and older people worked together to record the history of this 100-year-old agricultural show, which has traditional rural activities at its heart.

Stories from Indian Mythology worked with local school children to create a lantern procession to share the historic Hindu story of The Defeat of Narkasur.

Volunteers use photography and artwork to connect to the life of a notable natural historian.