National Lottery Grants for Heritage
Inspiring Yarns
Applicant: Inspiring Yarns CIC
Project description: Project to run a series of workshops based on traditional needle crafts aimed at helping participants improve their mental health.
Decision: Award Grant £10,000 (100%)
The Glens Storytelling Festival
Applicant: Armstrong Storytelling Trust
Project description: Project to increase participation in the Glens of Antrim storytelling and traditional music festival, targeting people who have been isolated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and those with physical or mental disabilities.
Decision: Award Grant £9,985 (100%)
St Macartans Bellcote Restoration
Applicant: Clogher Parish
Project description: Project to carry out capital/repair works to the Bellcote and Bell, repoint the west wing of the church and deliver a programme of activities and interpretation.
Decision: Reject
Heritage Venues Animation (HVG) Achieving Organization Resilience & Delivering Collaborative Programme Excellence
Applicant: Derry City & Strabane District
Project description: Project to recruit a mentoring team to work with approximately nine diverse heritage venues in the area. The aim is to boost organisation resilience, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.
Decision: Reject
The Peoples Archive - Father Des Wilson
Applicant: Springhill Community House
Project description: Project to catalogue and make accessible the archive created by Fr Des Wilson, who passed away in 2019. He is referred to in the area as ‘The Peoples Priest’ as he made a significant contribution to peace-making and the local community. This will help people in the Ballymurphy area to access their stories throughout the years of the conflict and beyond.
Decision: Award Grant £47,715 (100%)
Natural Links
Applicant: Field Studies Ireland
Project description: Project to develop and deliver a programme for educators and youth workers on biodiversity and outdoor education.
Decision: Reject
Our Stories - Our Times Project
Applicant: British Red Cross Society
Project description: An 18-month oral history project documenting the contribution made by the British Red Cross Society volunteers to NI Society.
Decision: Reject
How We Danced Project
Applicant: Rural Housing Association
Project description: Project to run a 3-phase intergenerational programme of activities looking at the heritage of Dance Hall culture in the region.
Decision: Reject
CQ Time Machine
Applicant: Cathedral Quarter Trust
Project description: Project to deliver a place making campaign using Cathedral Quarter’s unique heritage.
Decision: Reject
Football Makes Our Shared History
Applicant: National Children's Football Alliance
Project description: Project to explore how football has contributed to and continues to influence a multicultural society in NI.
Decision: Award Grant £67,500 (100%)