Projects we’ve funded

To mark the opening of the Beacon Arts Centre, Rig Arts celebrated the history of entertainment in Inverclyde throughout the 20th century.

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

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

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.

The project will identify and record, interpret and explain the history of West African textiles designed and produced by ABC Wax in Manchester from 1900’s until the present day.

The Signed Voices project captured the Deaf community’s memories and experiences - showcasing them to the public and preserving them for future generations.

A team of new volunteers collected valuable information and learnt about the species that form part of our coastal marine heritage.

Held in 2016, the Capability Brown Festival was created to celebrate 300 years since the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown – the ‘Shakespeare of gardening’.

Playing an internationally important role in the heritage of astronomy, Jodrell Bank is the single surviving site that shows the whole story of the invention of radio astronomy right through the space age.

A former Grade-II listed pottery-turned-nightclub had been derelict in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2006.

This Mencap Cymru project captured the history and nature of friendships and relationships experienced by people with a learning disability in Wales.