Heritage Charities
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The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust
Heritage(1) - The restoration, preservation, operation and display of its steam locomotives, which includes LMS Princess Coronation Class Pacific 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland";(2) - The restoration, preservation, display and where appropriate, the operation of its rolling stock;(3) - The operation of the West Shed Museum, which aims to exhibit the full history of the LMS pacific class locomotives.
Knaresborough Museum Association
Beneficiary group, Education, HeritageThe museum will be a community hub / exhibition space for celebrating our history, traditions and heritage. Our activities include open days, family heritage days, school workshops, guided walks, research groups and oral history projects. Our ethos is inclusive. We aim to provide life-long learning opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds and foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
Uckfield And District Preservation Society LTD
Arts, HeritageSociety for the preservation of old buildings, currently Nutley Windmill and a Medieval Wealden Hall House, Bridge Cottage in the south end of Uckfield High Street, and the production of publications and exhibitions to promote interest and appreciation of the local heritage.
Minehead And Coast Development Trust
Arts, Economic and community development, Health, HeritageMDT works with the community to deliver social, economic and cultural regeneration projects. MDT's main aim is to acquire the redundant Old Hospital and develop it as a town-centre community hub including an information centre, the Library, a museum and space for events. MDT currently runs Minehead Information Centre and employs a manager to support the town's economic regeneration strategy.
Epiacum Heritage
Economic and community development, Heritage, ResearchAdvance and promote the educational, research, heritage, local community and cultural preservation and development of the land, buildings or any other artefacts which are of any historic, agricultural, scientific, or industrial, archeological or general architectural interest Epiacum Roman Fort and its environs. This includes collaborating and connecting with other heritage and community projects
The Elgar Foundation
HeritageThe principal activity of the Foundation is the maintenance of the late Sir Edward Elgar's birthplace at Lower Broadheath, Worcester and of the collection of Elgar memorabilia and archive material. The Foundation is also concerned with the promotion of education in and an appreciation of Elgar's life and works.
Moor Park Decorative And Fine Arts Society
Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, HousingA member society of The Arts Society providing lectures on fine art and visits to appropriate houses and museums. Provides guides for tours of Moor Park Mansion. Carried out detailed recordings of local churches until 2025. Also encourages youth art by involvement with schools, etc and providing small grants.
World Healing Centre
HeritageTo provide help to those who ask for it, by way of prayer healing and similar. To facilitate where possible the happiness, well being and health of all persons. To provide facilities for meetings of like minded organisations.To maintain and restore our historic building for the benefit of all users.
Royal Air Force Historical Society
Armed forces, Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageTo further the understanding of the role and history of the Royal Air Force in peace and war through publications, seminars and educational and charitable grants.
Seaton Sluice Community Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Heritage, LeisureSeaton Sluice Community Association own and manage the local Community Centre offering a range of leisure activities and educational courses. Community groups and local people are able to hire the premises and activities range from parent and toddler groups and youth clubs to the Women's Institute. Activities are as varied as Yoga, Craft Club, Woodworking,Choirs and the local history society.
Hill Pony Resources Group
Animals, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, Social welfareTo advance the education of the public in the subject of the history of the Dartmoor Hill Ponies and any matters pertaining to animal welfare through social media/website, face to face events and work experience placements. Attending to Hill Ponies in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage. We have run gelding clinics.
Turton Tower
Arts, Facilities, Heritage, LeisureUse of Turton Tower for any or all of the following purposes:museum, library, reading room, meeting room or offices for the work of the Trustees, or a public park or recreation grounds, or such other public purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine
Portland Museum Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, ResearchThe advancement of the education of the public by providing and maintaining a museum of artefacts and specimens relating to the natural sciences, natural history, archaeology, literature, music, the fine art and decorative arts, antiquities and local history relating in particular to the Island of Portland.
Tamil Association Of Brent
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Social welfareAdvancing education in Tamil language, literature, music, culture, history, traditions and supplementary support for school subjects; relieving poverty, sickness and distress through the provision of advice, information and other assistance; providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education, recreation and leisure-time occupation of children, young people and older people.
Barrow Transport Museum Trust Limited
HeritageTo educate the public by establishing within the Barrow, Furness and Cartmel areas of Cumbria one or more operational or static museums of transport history and archaeology covering all aspects of road transport.
The Finchcocks Charity LTD
Arts, HeritageTo develop the resources of the Finchcocks Musical Museum by the promotion of musical education.
Verwood Museum Trust
Arts, Heritage, ResearchTo encourage and promote knowledge of archaeology, ethnology, history, natural history and kindred sciences painting and arts and crafts especially in relation to the parish of Verwood, Dorset.
The Foresters Heritage Trust
Beneficiary group, HeritageThe Foresters Heritage Trust was been set up to formally open a museum and maintain the history of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society Limited which was founded in 1834. In addition it provides an archive service to academics and members of the public researching social history and/or investigating family backgrounds. This service responds to enquiries received from around the world.
Churchward County Trust LTD
Charity and VCS support, HeritageThe Churchward County Trust Ltd continues to actively raise awareness of its goal to re-create a Great Western Railway 'County' class 4-4-0 steam locomotive using a mixture of new and original components. We continue to promote membership of the charity and raise funds to achieve our charitable aims through membership, sales and appeals.
Huddersfield South West District Scout Council
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HeritageActivities include an active and wide ranging programme of events in the pursuit of scouting principles; a badge shop selling badges and associated items to scout groups; the maintenance and upkeep of Scammonden Activity Centre, which provides the opportunity for youth groups and commercial organisations to stay at the Centre; and a shop at the Activity Centre selling stationery and refreshments.
The Medusa Trust
Armed forces, HeritageThe objects of the Medusa Trust are to advance the education of thr public by the provision of facilities to maintain, promote, restore. conserve, improve and develop historic vessels for the public benefit. To this end the trust has acquired the former HMS Medusa and carried out a major restoration programme to return her to seagoing condition, configured largely as she was at D Day.
Norfolk Museums Development Foundation
Charity and VCS support, HeritageTHE FOUNDATION ASSISTS NORFOLK MUSEUMS SERVICE AND ITS PARTNERS TO SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS CARED FOR BY THE SERVICE, AND TO DELIVER A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EXTENSIVE FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING PROGRAMMES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS.
Tigers International Association - (tia)
Arts, Economic and community development, Education, HeritageCommunity-based Flexible Learning Programme; English with Life in the UK, Food Safety & Hygiene, Video Editing, Music & Writing, Computer & Employment Training with placement, Job Search for the local community open to all age. Publication of Dual Language Magazine, Cultural & Educational Activities, Oral History of Bangladeshi in Greater Manchester produced 50 videos and published a history book.
The Federation Of Family History Societies
Beneficiary group, Heritageinternational body representing family history member societies and their members in encouraging promoting and fostering the study of family history genealogy and heraldry
The Jenner Trust
Facilities, HeritageThe principal object of the charity is to preserve the property known as The Chantry at Berkeley in the County of Gloucestershire being the property wherein the late Dr Edward Jenner (1749-1823) lived and died as a permanent memorial to Edward Jenner his life and his work (both in local community affairs and in Immunology) and his memory.