Projects we’ve funded

Mid Pennine Arts (MPA) is looking back through their archives to help celebrate its 50th anniversary.

This project captured the unrecorded and less well-known experiences of the Nigerians who came to Manchester between 1940 and 1960.

Funding was used by volunteers of Thurrock Local History Society to collate material for displays about the little-known achievements of Alfred Russell Wallace who was resident at The Dell in Grays Thurrock in the 19th century.

Touching Memory created memory boxes for people with dementia that explore the everyday life of people living in Inverclyde from the 1950s to the 1980s.

The iWild project introduced and connected people in North Wales to the wildlife living on their doorsteps.

A community-based project in Castle Point worked with people with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities to create a garden.

A history of Thanet Road Cycling Club was completed in time for the organisation’s 70th anniversary in 2017.

Milfield Heavy Horse Association at Hay Farm in Berwick-upon-Tweed is set up to celebrate and preserve rare breed heavy horses and keep traditional farming skills alive.

Turton Tower Trust used their grant to assess the options for renovating Turton Tower stables in Lancashire.

This project is exploring the options available for bringing the Central Plaza Hotel in Carlisle back to life.

A small group of volunteers set out to preserve the last remaining coracle maker's workshop on the River Severn and started the Ironbridge Coracle Trust.

Volunteers delivered a year-long programme of activities and events to celebrate 75 years of St Francis Church.