Projects we’ve funded

York Gate Gardens is supporting volunteers to interpret the history of the Arts and Crafts-style garden for the benefit of visitors.

The restoration of St. Mary's Church, a listed building in the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Preserving part of Lancashire’s heritage for the benefit of future generations.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation (IABF) celebrated the life and work of Anthony Burgess, the novelist, poet, playwright, critic and composer born in Manchester in 1917.

Beyond Graffiti taught stone working skills and local history awareness to a new generation of craftsmen to safeguard the future of Kirklees’ waymarkers.

Swaledale Big Dig is uncovering and recording the archaeology and history of the local settlements of Grinton and Reeth.

There is logic in the belief that if you equip children with the skills, knowledge and passion for the natural world, they will become its guardians as they grow up.

The stories of more than 18,000 Conscientious Objectors are being explored and told through the Peace Pledge Union’s exhibition, learning resources and online database.

The Friends of Rectory Park worked with local people to investigate, protect and encourage the local wildlife and plant species.

Young people worked with creative practitioners, historians, curators and local residents to uncover the history of Ancoats Art Museum.

The heritage timeline will explore the histories of people and communities who have influenced the only surviving Anglo Saxon dock, Queenhithe dock.

This project provided a lasting legacy to Second World War hero Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944), marking the centenary of her birth in 2014.