Projects we’ve funded

This project contributed to safeguarding the future of Dolgellau, a unique town in the heart of Snowdonia National Park.

Volunteers and local residents have gathered information on 1,700 local men from Tynemouth, all of whom died in the First World War.

This project created an online database of records held by the British Red Cross on volunteers during the First World War.

The project featured a structured programme of education and training to an exhibition which has toured outside London to mark the 150th anniversary of the great Hindu philosopher and visionary, Vivekananda.

The role of spices in shaping local culture, cuisine and customs has been captured thanks to a community history project in Smethwick, Sandwell in the West Midlands.

The centrepiece of this major project was conserving the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country.

Women’s Health in South Tyneside spent a year discovering the profound role women playing during the First World War in their area.

Young people and communities from the Welsh Valleys uncovered the experiences of Welsh soldiers during the First World War and created digital animations.

The Unlocking the Rylands project was launched to conserve the Grade I listed buildings of the John Rylands Library, and its collection.

100 years on, Ballymoney celebrated the Olympic marathon victory of one of its most famous sporting sons with an exhibition, public performances and workshops.

Longstone Local History Group carried out further archaeological work on an Iron Age Hill Fort near Bakewell, covering the full extent of Fin Cop.

Funding was awarded to improve the visitor facilities and storage conditions at Fort Nelson, a 19-acre Victorian gun fort, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour.