Projects we’ve funded

The bells at St Rumbald's can ring again thanks to repair and restoration work.

The restoration of painted ceilings at St Bridget's Parish Church in Brigham, Cumbria – a Grade I listed church and part of an active Anglican parish.

The Parish Church Council (PCC) of the Grade I St Swithun’s Church has made better use of the space beneath the 17th-century gallery by converting it into a heritage and community room.

The project researched and curated collections and archives and gathered oral histories relating to the heritage of people with spina bifida/hydrocephalus.

By collecting, preserving and making accessible the many artefacts found in the area, the museum aims to bring the history of Lyme Regis to as diverse an audience as possible.

This project is exploring the histories and traditions of drag as part of Manchester’s rich LGBT+ heritage.

Disadvantaged 16-25 year olds took part in a successful training programme in dry stone walling across the North East.

Volunteers helped to create an audio-visual exhibition exploring local historical figure John Galsworthy’s role in the First World War and his legacy in Kingston.

Friends of Bowling Park have developed and trained their members to protect the park for the future.

The project explored the heritage of Reading's LGBT community and created an archive of historic and recent stories to preserve them for future generations.

Thirty years after the 1984-5 miners' strike, North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group collected and shared the memories of local people.

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