Projects we’ve funded

The Grade II-listed Darlington Civic Theatre has been restored to its former glory as an Edwardian variety theatre.

Exploring the history of people who objected to fighting in the First World War and telling their stories through an exhibition and educational resources.

This project allowed the museum to be more adventurous, deepen relationships with community partners and seek out new audiences for more contemporary collections.

An exhibition featuring Pride and Prejudice, which Jane Austen penned in north Hampshire, travelled around the country during the novel’s 200th anniversary year.

This project, supported by our Collecting Cultures fund, brought together museums across Wales with local treasure-hunters, improving long-term relationships and collections.

A partnership of heritage organisations used a Collecting Cultures grant to collect the work of local people.

A historic, disused canal wharf in Burnley’s Weavers Triangle conservation area is being rescued and restored by the Canal & River Trust.

Three of the eight species of bats present and breeding in East Cleveland are rare and of national conservation importance.

Young people have uncovered the history behind social justice in Tyneside.

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.

At a time of financial uncertainty, the Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association received a grant to help plan for a sustainable future.

Women from Small Heath, Birmingham came together to learn more about the little-known story of female factory workers in the First World War.