Projects we’ve funded

This £4.4million landscape partnership scheme has worked to restore lost habitats, develop skills and inspire young people to champion and look after the New Forest.

B-type Battle Buses restored to working order, using last known surviving B-type parts, and incorporated into London Transport Museum's (LTM) permanent collection.

Heritage can be found in unexpected places and the inner city Leeds area of Little London boasts one of the widest range of communities to be found anywhere in the city.

In 2009, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust used an HLF grant to help protect the ospreys on the Cors Dyfi reserve.

Edinburgh Printmakers looked into the redevelopment of the Castle Mill Works and drew up an activity plan involving the local community.

The project built on the interest generated through the opening of a new chocolate attraction in York, and a successful pilot project that used postcards to collect memories from those who benefited from the Rowntree legacy.

A 350-year-old community celebration was documented in full detail to provide a greater understanding of the event’s history, and preserve the tradition for future generations.

The memories of Chatham Port Division veterans from the Second World War were recorded and interpreted for future generations.

Young people revealed the personal histories of Belton House Machine Gun Corps training camp.

The Friends of the Anglesey Red Squirrel Trust helped to safeguard this isolated red squirrel population and encouraged people to help prevent its future extinction on the island.

Following an earlier programme of repairs, the Parish Church Council (PCC) of St Andrew’s Church, Epworth, carried out an ambitious project to replace the concrete floor with limestone slabs, install underfloor heating, and update the bell ringers’ gallery to include ground floor space for

This project ensured that the social history of Graylingwell Hospital was captured as the building was redeveloped into residential housing.