Projects we’ve funded

A community engagement programme helped to raise awareness of and interest in protecting a declining seabird species.

Cardiff People First delivered a two year project working with people with learning disabilities from predominantly BAME cultural backgrounds, to learn about Welsh heritage in both Newport and Cardiff.

The Cheshire Gardens Trust led on a project to explore the fascinating history of Caldwell’s Nurseries in Knutsford.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

People living in Luton took a step back in time to explore what life was like during the First World War and the impact it had on people living in Luton at the time.

A two-year project explored, collected and shared the social and cultural history of people with learning disabilities in the Liverpool and the Merseyside region.

A project to make the Ipswich Town Football Charitable Trust archive more widely accessible, and uncovering the heritage of the club through individual stories and artefacts.

This project provided opportunities for people to learn and engage with the story of Llanyrafon Manor and the surrounding area.

The Afro Solo UK project documented the story of African migration into Greater Manchester during the 1920s–1960s.

Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past 100 years.

Young people recruited through Stockton Council’s Youth Service worked with Preston Hall Museum to research local stories relating to the First World War and shared them with the local community.

Following decreases in their core funding the Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT) had to look for new models to secure its future.