Projects we’ve funded

This volunteer-focused project produced a guide to encourage diverse ethnic communities from urban centres to visit the South Downs.

Volunteers explored the legacy of the First World War in Somerset, sharing their discoveries through an archive, website and events.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

A two-year project explored, collected and shared the social and cultural history of people with learning disabilities in the Liverpool and the Merseyside region.

For the Zebedee Troupers – Abled Not DISabled project, young people with disabilities discovered the role disabled people played during the two world wars.

The Marine Graduate Training Programme provided work-based training in marine conservation and community engagement for recent university graduates.

Raising awareness of Scotland’s internationally significant geological natural heritage.

During the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act in 1967 which partially decriminalised homosexuality, the local Doncaster LGBT+ community have shared their experiences over the years in a poignant film.

As part of the 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, this project celebrated traditional outdoor life in the Scottish Highlands.

Future Living Hertford supported 19 client-volunteers as they explored and shared the stories of women from Hertfordshire who were part of the Suffragette movement.

The Pontlottyn Communities First Partnership led a 12-month project to raise awareness and educate people about Edward Chapman and how Pontlottyn survived and developed during the Second World War.

This two-year project was designed to involve and engage the local community of Pontypool with their local area.