Projects we’ve funded

People learned about, recorded and became actively involved in caring for the fascinating built and natural heritage on their doorstep.

This project has been designed to increase people’s physical access to heritage trees across Kent.

Young people from Central Youth Theatre produced a film and exhibition to tell the story of soldiers executed for perceived cowardice in the First World War.

Heroes of Chiswick aims to discover more about the lives of 23 men from the Parish of St. Michael (Sutton Court) who were killed on active service in France, Belgium, Gallipoli and elsewhere.

International Womens Group explored the connection between Scottish haggis and similar dishes from countries such as Syria, Iran and Egypt.

Volunteers explored the hidden history of Indian soldiers who served alongside British troops on the Western Front.

This community-led project aimed to expand digital archives and discover the stories of every soldier whose name appears on a Flintshire First World War memorial.

The Call Up helped participants piece together the lives of refugees living in Hampshire during the First World War.

This project focused on repairing the parapet of the only surviving medieval church in March, Cambridgeshire.

This project saw the restoration of the windows, nave and transept of St Andrew’s Church in Sunderland and opening it to a wider audience.

All Saints Church, Darsham carried out urgent structural repairs and went from being a cold formal space to a vital community hub.

Taking inspiration from the number five bus route, Sampad documented the heritage of communities living in the culturally-rich suburbs of Birmingham.