Projects we’ve funded

Restoring and arranging for the permanent exhibition of the Lanercost Priory Dossal wall hanging.

The project focuses on the 100-year history of St Bede Primary School, the first county school in Winchester.

A grant from HLF brought the heritage of the Huddersfield Canal to life, helping people to learn about the waterway in a fun and imaginative way.

This project aimed to increase understanding of the historic environment of Peterborough’s City Centre Conservation Area.

This project collected and recorded the histories of women who came from different parts of the world to build a life in Sunderland.

The Hadhari project recorded memories from a local African-Caribbean care group in Derby, which were at risk of being lost forever.

FARI archaeology, a constituted community group, applied for this grant to investigate, record, and protect an internationally important Ice Age hunting site.

The project focused on the exploration of maps and local archive material to illustrate the inter-generational journeys of people, from different cultural backgrounds and communities, who now live in Fareham.

A project devised by a group of 25 young people after the old Horse Chestnut tree in the grounds of their community centre was felled.

Young people explored the origins of the Geordie language and dialect, its preservation through song, poetry and film, and how it could be considered a social barrier by both Geordies and outsiders.

Young people researched the experiences of the Accrington Pals in the First World War, developing a short film and workshop for secondary schools and encouraging others to make their own films.

Over 18 months, 16 young people learnt to care for and enjoy their local environment through a range of practical activities at a variety of natural heritage sites.