Projects we’ve funded

The Grimsay Boatshed and Am Bàta received a Skills for the Future grant to provide traditional boatbuilding workshops to local schools.

The project featured a structured programme of education and training to an exhibition which has toured outside London to mark the 150th anniversary of the great Hindu philosopher and visionary, Vivekananda.

The role of spices in shaping local culture, cuisine and customs has been captured thanks to a community history project in Smethwick, Sandwell in the West Midlands.

Volunteers delivered a year-long programme of activities and events to celebrate 75 years of St Francis Church.

The history of Chinese migrants in Reading, so far undocumented, is now available to all thanks to a heritage project spanning multiple generations.

Touching Memory created memory boxes for people with dementia that explore the everyday life of people living in Inverclyde from the 1950s to the 1980s.

The Mindful Changes project explores the shifts in public perceptions and attitudes towards mental health over the last 100 years.

The iWild project introduced and connected people in North Wales to the wildlife living on their doorsteps.

During this project, volunteers made their cemetery a haven for hedgehogs and wildlife.

Volunteers developed skills to help them maintain their historic places of worship into the future without relying on professional contractors.

Walsall celebrated Punk’s 40 year anniversary with interviews and an exhibition.

A small group of volunteers set out to preserve the last remaining coracle maker's workshop on the River Severn and started the Ironbridge Coracle Trust.