Heritage Crafts We protect rare craft skills and link traditional skills to training and employment.

The funding turned a 230-year-old damaged four-arch stone bridge in Derbyshire into an outdoor classroom for a team of volunteers learning lime mortaring and how to handle stones by a stonemason.

"D’Oyly Carte’s support enabled Friends of the Cromford Canal to train volunteers in the rare craft of lime mortaring while restoring a 230‑year‑old railway bridge — a grant that strengthened both heritage skills and local heritage itself.”

Twenty-three workshops culminating in the creation of weaving looms and a willow-woven edge bridge. Two hundred 10- to 18-year-olds were taught about the history and use of weaving as well as interacting with an antique spinning wheel, looms and small handlooms.

"I'm only up here (standing and talking in front of a crowd) thanks to the work of the team...  I have developed so much as a person thanks to Global Generation. The work they do as a charity to help young people develop their confidence, and connect with the world around them is incredible." Young Person, June 2026

Dedicated to preserving and advancing vocational skills training in the heritage craft of silversmithing. Thanks to this funding, the charity has been able to purchase and install a silver spinning lathe (highlighted on Heritage Crafts Red List as an Endangered Craft), expanding the opportunities available to Emerging Makers and supporting the development of vital skills for the future.

“Bishopsland creates lasting impact by giving talented silversmiths and jewellers the skills, confidence and opportunities to build sustainable careers and enrich the future of British craftsmanship.”