Projects we’ve funded

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

A History of Newport Cricket Club and the historic Rodney Parade Ground project shared the history of a locally important County Cricket ground.

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.

Local school children explored the stories of Tom Hickathrift, the giant who hailed from the marshland between Kings Lynn and Wisbech.

Developing a centre of learning within the Chapel of Rest at St Mary’s Church Wreay.

This 12-month project collected objects and historical information that are important to people and the history of their country, ranging from objects on childbirth to marriage.

The Legacy of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah project explores the history of a Memorial School in Bangladesh and the Race Relations Centre in Manchester which both commemorate a 13 year-old boy killed for defending others from racist bullying.

Nottinghamshire Bat Group is recruiting and training volunteers to map the distribution and status of bats in the county.

1st Menai Bridge Scout Group are running a two-year project in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the closure of several local scout groups as their leaders and many scouts went to fight in the First World War.

The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust ran an exciting programme of events to enable children to get involved in Glasgow’s built heritage.

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

The Out of the Shadows project aims to examine the impact of the First World War on colonised countries, including the British West Indies, German and British East Africa, and Nigeria.