Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of HLF West Midlands on 15 January 2019
Sharing Heritage
1. Through the Looking Glass
This 6 month project will explore the heritage of the Stourbridge glass industry.
Applicant: Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School
Decision: Reject
2. Sufi Music in the West Midlands
Six month project to explore Sufi music, engaging 15 young people in weekly sessions.
Applicant: The Healthy Employment Hub CIC
Decision: Reject
3. Bearwood Street Festival 2019
Funding is required towards a one-day street festival to be held in Bearwood in June 2019.
Applicant: We are Bearwood
Decision: Reject
Our Heritage
1. A Digital UK Police Memorial
The Police Arboretum Memorial Trust (PAMT) is creating a new physical memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Applicant: The Police Arboretum Memorial Trust
Decision: Reject
2. In the Que
The project will focus on the dance music culture from 1989 – 2017 centred on the Que Club located at the Grade II* Methodist Central Hall in Birmingham City Centre.
Applicant: Birmingham Music Archive C.I.C.
Decision: Award grant of £42,000 (94%)
3. South Asian Business and Beyond
This 12 month project will document the experiences of South Asian families and individuals who came to the UK in the late 1950's and 60's following deportation from Kenya.
Applicant: Aidem Digital
Decision: Award grant of 335,300 (84%)
4. Repairs and Enhancements St James Church
This four month project will address repair needs of the walls and floors of a Grade II* listed church and a 160 year old Nicholson organ caused by dry rot.
Applicant: DCC of Tedstone Delamere
Decision: Reject
5. The Invisible Olympics
18-month England-wide, primarily oral history project to research and share knowledge of the international Deaflympics, and raise the profile of the event’s history and of deaf sportspeople.
Applicant: Deaf English Athletics Federation Staffordshire - DEAFS
Decision: Award grant of £49,800 (100%)
6. Silverdale Colliery: A Fitting Tribute
A 16 month project focusing on the conservation and repair of the miner's tribute in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, alongside a programme of activities.
Applicant: Silverdale Parish Council
Decision: Award grant of £72,800
7. Sandwell Communities Together
This 18 month project will explore why people migrating to the UK settled in Sandwell, and how this has influenced the development of the community and local industry.
Applicant: The Healthy Employment Hub CIC
Decision: Reject
8. Pine martens of The Marches
Following confirmed sightings of pine martens on one of their reserves in 2015, Shropshire Wildlife Trust will undertake the following to aid in the conservation of this rare species.
Applicant: Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Decision: Reject
Resilient Heritage
1. World Heritage UK - Unlocking the potential
World Heritage UK (WH:UK) seeks to produce business plans and strategies and undertake exercises in order to make it a sustainable organisation by 2023.
Applicant: World Heritage UK
Decision: Award grant of £100,000 (100%)
2. Resilient Rocks
This 19 month project aims to improve Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust's digital resources and public access to sites of geological significance.
Applicant: Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust
Decision: Reject
3. Hartlebury Castle: A Sustainable Future
To address a need for organisational development and increase the potential for income generation.
Applicant: Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust
Decision: Award grant of £99,500 (83%)
Young Roots
1. Bostin Fittle
Up to 50 young people will be supported to research and explore Black Country food consumption between 1940 and 1960
Applicant: Ormiston Academies Trust
Decision: Award grant of £25,700 (90%)
Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of HLF West Midlands on 15 January 2019
Grants for Places of Worship
1. Improving Our Welcome 2
The second phase to complete the remaining urgent roof repair works identified as Priority A in their 2012 Quinquennial report.
Applicant: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Decision: Award grant of £139,600 (73%)
Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Deputy Director of Operations on 15 January 2019
Grants for Resilient Heritage over 100k
1. Middleton Hall: Master Plan
Middleton Hall Trust wishes to create a Masterplan for the development and long term sustainability of Middleton Hall and Gardens.
Applicant: Middleton Hall Trust
Decision: Award grant of £135,500 (84%)