Projects we’ve funded

Local people were engaged in uncovering and interpreting the history of a community-owned island.

During 2014 The Whitworth underwent the largest physical transformation in its 125-year history with a major capital development that put sustainability at the heart of the project.

The diaries of a wartime teenager were returned to her village community so they could discover her story.

Young people celebrated the heritage of Scottish woodlands by learning traditional wood-based skills and developing woodland-based enterprises.

A grant from HLF brought the heritage of the Huddersfield Canal to life, helping people to learn about the waterway in a fun and imaginative way.

Restoring the historic landscape and course of the river Wandle was a key part of Croydon’s vision to improve this urban public park.

There is logic in the belief that if you equip children with the skills, knowledge and passion for the natural world, they will become its guardians as they grow up.

Pupils in Newport and Caerphilly researched the history of Lady Rhondda, celebrating her contribution to the suffragette movement and the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Newport.

From the architecture of Robert Adam to the fashion of Bill Gibb, Scotland has an outstanding creative heritage stretching back centuries in studio, industrial and technological design.

This is a volunteer-led project focused on restoring a derelict section of the historic Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Cymbran.

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

Neglected 18th-century buildings were given a new lease of life as visitor accommodation.