Projects we’ve funded

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

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.

Suffolk at Play was a three-year intergenerational reminiscence project aimed at encouraging older adults and young people to share their experiences of childhood play.

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.

Northern Cultural Projects CIC spent a year investigating and documenting the Iranian Heritage of the North East.

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

Bread in Common explored 2,000 years of Newcastle baking traditions, from wartime loaves made from potato to the arrival of new breads from Poland and the Middle East.