The stables at Delapré Abbey.
Projects
Securing a stable future for Delapré Abbey
This project is revitalising Northampton’s Grade II* listed country house and park by transforming disused buildings into a thriving community asset.
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Cranleigh Cottage Hospital.
Projects
Reviving the first cottage hospital in England
Led by Cranleigh Heritage Trust, this project will transform Cranleigh Cottage Hospital into a multi-purpose heritage and wellbeing community hub.
Natural heritage on Cleethorpes coastline.
Credit: North East Lincolnshire Council.
Projects
Protecting the natural heritage of North East Lincolnshire’s coastline
The project will invest in skills and capacity to research and protect the natural salt marsh and sand dune environments of the Humber Estuary.
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Saving Abney Park
Stoke Newington’s historic cemetery and chapel have been restored and are now a thriving community green space and venue.
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Promoting the Welsh language at Hengwrt Heritage Centre
Menter Dinefwr is bringing local history to life in Llandeilo with an emphasis on the Welsh language, thanks to National Lottery players.
Young people from Dover take part in a hard-hat tour to see wall paintings and stained-glass conservation in progress.
Photo: Maison Dieu.
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Reawakening Dover's Maison Dieu
This internationally significant NeoGothic building will be accessible to the public for the first time in its 800-year history.
The newly restored dining hall and courtyard at The Buttermarket.
Credit: Sam Sabatelli, for Redruth Revival CIC.
Projects
Rediscovering the market town of Redruth
A cluster of Grade II listed buildings, collectively known as the Buttermarket, has been transformed into a thriving cultural and community hub.
Fern the Diplodocus © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.
Projects
The Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project
The iconic London institution has reimagined five acres of gardens that surround the building into an accessible, biologically-diverse green space.
Young people take part in a workshop researching stories.
Photo: The Big House Theatre Company.
Projects
The Big Up! Podcasts sharing social narratives that reflect diversity
The Big House Theatre Company is empowering young people to explore and tell the stories of ethnic minority people who have made a lasting impact on the UK.
A memory box made by people who use the community centre, recording their experience of community and wellbeing. Photo: Philip Formby.
Projects
The Hidden Heritage of Wellbeing in the Community: co-creating oral histories of mental health care
Nottingham’s Middle Street Resource Centre celebrated 50 years of service by recording stories from its community with researchers at Nottingham Trent University.
Members of the Inclusive Arts Committee. Credit: This New Ground.
Projects
Groundwork: sharing the untold stories of people with learning disabilities
This New Ground is supporting people with learning disabilities in Portsmouth to make their voices heard through oral history.
Child learning at the Black Country Living Museum. Credit: Richard Jinman
Projects
Our Heritage: supporting D/deaf children in Walsall
Families of children with D/deafness or hearing impairments took part in social activities that taught them about local heritage, traditions and skills passed down through generations.