Projects we’ve funded

Thousands of new volunteers and visitors have been able to enjoy Minsmere nature reserve in Suffolk as a result of this multimillion pound redevelopment programme.

Supplies of Horlicks to the troops and the evocative paintings of war artist Paul Nash were just two of the discoveries in this First World War centenary project.

A project devised by a group of 25 young people after the old Horse Chestnut tree in the grounds of their community centre was felled.

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

A programme to improve access to Winckley Square, Preston, and celebrate the significant heritage of the gardens.

In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury bringing the very first migrants from the Caribbean to settle in Britain. There are many in the Watford community who arrived then, or in the ten years that followed, in what has subsequently become known as the “Windrush Decade”.

A Nottinghamshire community has been encouraged to explore, appreciate and care for local woodland in need of maintenance.

Young people from local secondary schools in Cumbernauld have been reconnecting with nature to learn about the town's valuable greenspaces.

The Ethnic Youth Support Team led on a project to discover, record, and appreciate Swansea's multi-cultural food heritage.

A charity which supports the rescue and sustainable use of historic buildings across the UK had help from us in becoming fit for the future.

The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust lead a project to conserve and enhance the natural and historic beauty of the Glens of Antrim.

People with brain injuries explored the experiences of similar people in the past in this innovative heritage project.