Projects we’ve funded

Broxbourne Borough Council, with assistance from a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, has restored Cedars Park in Cheshunt. It has also succeeded in revealing more of its history for visitors to enjoy.

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.

Young people interviewed older British Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs about their experiences of the Partition of India and created an exhibition and workshops for schools and community groups.

A Nottinghamshire community has been encouraged to explore, appreciate and care for local woodland in need of maintenance.

This project aims to restore and raise awareness of an important biodiversity habitat, home to a range of rare species.

Families are now able to step back into the world of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children at Osborne on the Isle of Wight.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

Manchester Chinese archive trained volunteers to record, preserve and share a community’s hidden history.

South West Youth Parliament members took part in a project to learn about people who campaigned for change in their communities and in politics.

This unique historic attraction gives visitors an opportunity to see how ordinary people lived in 19th-century Birmingham.

The aim of The Family Adams Project was to develop a community archive of a Victorian shop found in the historic heart of Littleport town.

Emily Inspires! pays tribute to the legacy of Emily Wilding Davison, who was buried at Morpeth after falling under the hooves of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in June 1913 - a moment that changed history.