Projects we’ve funded

Bute Park is a Grade I listed park in Cardiff that was restored to protect and enhance one of Cardiff's most cherished and popular attractions.

This ambitious project to refurbish the only remaining cable-hauled street tramway in the UK has helped to preserve the heritage attraction for generations to come.

Our Histories promoted mental health recovery by offering participants the opportunity to research their personal histories through storytelling, research, and visits to heritage sites.

One hundred participants worked with the Old Vic Theatre Trust and the Imperial War Museum (IWM) to research, develop and produce a professional quality play to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Silloth-on-Solway Town Council regenerated its historic Green for the benefit of the local community.

A new museum for the Mary Rose has been built at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, forming an important part of the major regional tourist attraction.

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.

A city-wide project celebrated the extraordinary life of activist Edward Rushton as part of DaDaFest International 2014.

Dartmouth Park has been transformed as part of a project run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

The Wordsworth Trust will co-ordinate the transformation of the literary heritage site at Dove Cottage in the Lake District.

Led by Liberal Judaism, this project recorded and showcased Jewish LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s to today.

A group of young people researched the personal stories of families who worked in the local torpedo factory during the First World War.