A selection of projects we fund - Page 6

Derby Silk Mill - Museum of Making

This pioneering regeneration project will preserve Derby’s important industrial heritage while giving the community a lead role in co-producing the design and content of the new Museum of Making.

Rural Media Charity

The importance of preserving and documenting the cultural heritage of an area has been brought to life by Rural Media’s film A Great Place

St Agnes Surf Life Saving Club

This growing surf lifesaving club in Cornwall is helping people of all ages to stay safe in the water while having fun and improving skills

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is Britain's first and finest sculpture park and an international centre for modern and contemporary art.

St Ann's Allotments

St Ann’s Allotments is the oldest and largest collection of Victorian detached town gardens in the UK and one of the biggest urban allotment sites in the world

Fighting Fit

The historic Pat Benson Boxing Academy in Birmingham is an inclusive and welcoming establishment, transforming the lives of people of all ages, with a positive impact on everything from mental wellbeing to knife and gang crime

MAN V FAT

MAN v FAT Football is a football league for guys who want to lose weight. Every player is in the same situation and wants the same thing: to enjoy football, lose weight and get healthier. The league is uniquely decided not just on points won, but pounds lost.

Brightsparks Comedy Asylum

Brightsparks Comedy Asylum is a series of comedy workshops with mental health service users culminating in a series of live performances in clubs, psychiatric units and conferences throughout the East Midlands region. Run by volunteers, it uses comedy as therapy.

European Youth Music Refugee Choir

The European Youth Music Refugee choir runs choirs across England for young refugees and asylum seekers, with practice sessions, performances and residential courses.

Back from the Brink

Back from the Brink seeks to save from extinction 20 of the UK’s most endangered animals, plants and fungi, benefiting more than 200 at-risk species

Beat The Street

Beat the Street combines sport and technology by transforming whole villages, towns and cities into a giant game.

Behind the Label

Behind the Label is a creative project for people who have experienced homelessness and low self-esteem to share life experiences which culminates in an alternative theatre performance.