Projects we’ve funded

Restoring and arranging for the permanent exhibition of the Lanercost Priory Dossal wall hanging.

Young people from Brierfield and Nelson in Lancashire explored the role of their local community and the Indian Army in the First World War.

FARI archaeology, a constituted community group, applied for this grant to investigate, record, and protect an internationally important Ice Age hunting site.

Four communities researched, documented, and shared the cultural and social history of tower blocks in the city.

The Scottish Council on Deafness (SCOD) created a series of workshops on the educational experiences of older D/deaf people.

Local school children explored the stories of Tom Hickathrift, the giant who hailed from the marshland between Kings Lynn and Wisbech.

Our grant helped secure John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows for the nation.

The L8 Untold Project will engage volunteers in uncovering and recording hidden histories of Britain’s oldest Black community.

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

This project was based around a dress collection that was gifted to City College Peterborough.

Through a combination of funding from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Worcestershire County Council, Bromsgrove District Council is enabling a range of repairs and conservation works to regain Bromsgrove's historic character.

Montgomery Town Council restored an existing First World War memorial, created a small memorial garden and researched the names of those fallen in the war, gathering stories to create a leaflet and exhibition.