Heritage Lottery Fund Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of HLF West Midlands DATE: 28 May 2014

Item Project Title Project Description Applicant Decision 1 Newcastle This is a community project exploring the impact of WWI on local people, including a Newcastle Award Grant of Remembers touring exhibition which will tour community venues in the Borough of Newcastle- under Lyme £9,200 (96%) under-Lyme. Borough Council 2 When the "Lancs, The project will engage a range of people of all ages through a series of workshops Art Alert Award Grant of Dubs and Royals" to uncover more about the 1915 visit to Nuneaton of the Lancashire, Dublin and £10,000 (100%) came to Nuneaton Royal Fusiliers. Volunteers will go on to produce a quilt/tapestry and display in 1915 depicting the event. 3 Turn Back the The project will explore the effects of the First World War on women, children and Volunteer Award Grant of Clock to 1914 horses in Atherstone. The project will focus on human interest stories and memories Centre North £9,200 (94%) and will engage with 100 volunteers, 10 of which will receive professional training. Warwickshire 4 The Peoples' War: Research 672 men from Kidderminster in the First World War named on the War Kidderminster Award Grant of Kidderminster Memorial and the impact of the overall war to the area Heritage £3,400 (99%) 1914-18; a factory Opportunities town at war Group 5 Wilfred Owen in Research into the life of Wilfred Owen, the places he knew and visited in Oswestry, Llanymynech Award Grant of Oswestry production of a town trail booklet and original play performed by volunteers. Amateur £10,000 (91%) Dramatic Society 6 Recreate Henley V Henley in Arden Royal British Legion wish to commemorate the anniversary of the The Royal Award Grant of A Auxillary Hospital start of the First World War by recreating a temporary hospital which was set up in British Legion £4,000 (73%) the town during the war. Henley in Arden 7 Atherstone in the Formed from various voluntary groups the NWGWG aims to add to the little research Volunteer Award Grant of great war - shows that has been undertaken into the 160 servicemen who fell during the FWW, Centre North £9,600 (99%) performance and commission an original play undertaken by volunteers, an exhibition of findings and Warwickshire exhibitions several related community events. 8 From Ammunition Compton Verney House Trust wish to hold an exhibition of trench art, from a private Compton Award Grant of to Art: Trench art collection owned by John Gordon-Cuming. They also wish to host the Europeana Verney House £7,200 (100%) from the First World 1914-1918 roadshow, part of a European wide research project. Trust War 9 WW1 Centenary To organise a one-day event to commemorate the centenary of WW1 Lilleshall, Rejected Commemoration Donnington & Event Muxton Parish Council 10 Dynamic Display To hold an airshow and ground display to demonstrate the vehicles and aircraft used Midlands 20th Rejected Aircraft, Machinery in the First World War Century and Women at work Heritage through living history Item Project Title Project Description Applicant Decision 11 Bringsty Common To restore a pond on common land near Bromyard and interpret its history as part of Bringsty Award Grant of Drover's Pond a traditional stock-droving route between Wales and the Midlands Common £9,800 (100%) Manorial Court 12 Safeguarding and History Live are seeking funding for heritage activities including guided walks, coach History Live Reject Sharing our tours, exhibitions, leaflets and digitising personal collections to create a new website Collective about the ancient parish of Alstonefield Memories in the Ancient Parish of Alstonefield 13 30 Years of the The applicant intends to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Leominster Festival Leominster Reject Leominster Festival through a series of ‘30’ themed events, recording the memories of participants and Festival contributors and stage several exhibitions of findings. Society 14 Masonic Heritage in The history of freemasonry in Coventry and changes over the last 60 years will be Coventry Reject Coventry and recorded by collecting oral histories and creating a display of artefacts. Results will Masonic Warwickshire be made accessible to the public at a Heritage Open Day. Heritage Centre *15

16 Repair of three The repair and restoration of the three early 19th century tombs will contribute to St Faiths Reject early 19th century improving their physical condition and prevent further deterioration or loss of the Church, tombs heritage. Dorstone, Herefordshire 17 A young person’s The project will identify archived material to produce outputs aimed at young people. The Friends of Reject guide to the History An illustrated book, history trail and school resources will tell the story of Atherstone Atherstone of Atherstone whilst engaging with children, young people, teachers & families. Heritage 18 A New Way of And some wish to research and uncover the hidden heritage of an ‘Experimental And Some Award Grant of Living House’ built for Ideal Home Magazine and RIBA in 1959, through their international £10,000 (100%) ‘Small House Competition’. The project will include 30 local volunteers, recording oral histories of the original architects (both 91) a series of events, exhibitions, feature publications and opening the private house for the first time to the public during ‘heritage open days’ 2014. 19 Industrial railway The project will provide a display at a developing heritage site which is in need of Moseley Award Grant of trail - display track improving its offer for the general visitor. It will also provide skills development for Railway Trust £9,200 (98%) and viewing area young people. 20 Why are West The project focusses on the contribution of Caribbean soldiers to military and civilian WAWI Project Reject Indians in this campaigns, I particular, the British West India Regiment, active from 1795 to 1927 Country? A and 1958 to 1962 when the regiment was briefly revived following the creation of the Question Answered Federation of the West Indies. in Englands Hidden History 21 The Nine Men of A social history project commemorating the lives of nine men lost in a mining disaster Madeley Living Award Grant of Madeley: a 150 years ago and describing the lives of ordinary working people at the time. The History Project £16,200 (91%) community heritage results include a town heritage trail with interpretive signage, an interactive website Item Project Title Project Description Applicant Decision project including a digital version of the trail, and an interpretive performance as part of an anniversary event.

22 Restoration of The project will bring five historic bells at St Mary's and All Saints church into better St Mary's and Reject Church Bells condition and enable the tradition of bell ringing to be revived in the village of Bradley All Saints near Stafford. Church 23 Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity PCC is applying for a grant to repair, restore and enhance the Holy Trinity Reject Organ Repair and sound of a Georgian church organ. Church PCC, Restoration Eccleshall, Staffs 24 Castle Uncovered Recording the social heritage of Newcastle town centre, how it has been used for Letting in the Award Grant of work and leisure and changes which have occurred. Based in an empty shop, a wide Light £46,600 (92%) range of engagement activities and events will take place resulting in the deposition of an archival material and interactive digital map. 25 Staffordshire The project will open up, index over 20,000 individual entries and digitize some Staffordshire Award Grant of Appeals: Opening 15,000 records from the Mid-Staffordshire Appeal’s Tribunal from the First World and Stoke on £37,600 (96%) Access to War. Trent Archives Staffordshire's great War Local Military and Appeals Tribunals 26 Nurse Edith Cavell The project will commemorate the centenary of the death of nurse Edith Cavell, Cavell Nurses' Reject Centenary WW1 executed by German soldiers in 1915. Edith, along with 33 others, was tried and Trust Commemorations found guilty of assisting 200 allied troops escape German occupied Belgium in to 2015 neutral Holland. 27 Restoration of To restore the gates and railings around the church on a prominent approach road to St John the Reject railings and Birmingham city centre and to carry out educational activities Evangelist boundary walls Sparkhill 28 Fitting In and This oral history project will reveal the experiences of second generation Polish Midlands Award Grant of Getting Along: people and explore how far and in what ways they have integrated into Birmingham Polish £29,400 (95%) Integration and society. Community Identity for Association Birmingham's British Poles 29 War Memorials The project will support community groups to maintain memorials from all ways by Worcestershire Reject Worcestershire researching and recording location, content and condition. Archive and Archaeology Service 30 Birmingham This digital exhibition project will use oral history and archive material to deliver Birmingham Reject Hippodrome - from engaging interpretation about Hippodrome Tower of Varieties the Birmingham Hippodrome; an iconic cultural landmark. Theatre Trust to Premier Lyric Limited Theatre Item Project Title Project Description Applicant Decision 31 Charity House Tutbury Parish Charities are applying for £19,900 for the repair and redecoration of Tutbury Parish Reject Refurbishment the Grade II Listed Charity House. Charities Scheme 2014 32 Sandwell Heritage Oral history project; focusing on collecting memories from South Asian women who CEAL Award Grant of Icons worked in Sandwells’ textile industry from 1960s to 2000. £37,500 (95%) Empowerment (SHIE) Project 33 Hidden Spaces The Hidden Spaces project aims to raise public awareness and interest in the hidden Birmingham Award Grant of and inaccessible architecture of Britain's second city and produce an interactive Architectural £10,000 (100%) website to contain the information. Association 34 Too Good to be Andrew Watson represents one of the most outstanding football players of his time. NU Centuary Reject True – The Life and This project will raise awareness of his contribution, and help young people from Arts Times of Andrew African and Caribbean communities to gain skills and raise aspirations. Watson 35 North Staffordshire This project will engage a total of 45 disabled 11-18 year olds from Stoke-on-Trent, Cauldwell Award Grant of Oatcake along with 40 volunteers from the area. The project aims to explore the heritage of Children £46,600 (100%) Obsessions the Staffordshire oatcake, the subject of a recent campaign to have protected status from the European commission.

Signed by ______Date: ______(Reyahn King, Head of HLF West Midlands)

By signing this, I confirm that I have no connection with the applicant, nor have I solicited this application.

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Signed by ______Date: ______(Anne Jenkins, Deputy Director of Operations)

By signing this, I confirm that I have no connection with the applicant, nor have I solicited this application.