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Our delivery plan 2026–2029

We’ll invest £1.4billion in heritage and communities over the next three years.
Photo: HMS Caroline © Maritime Belfast Trust.
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Black History Month

Heritage has a crucial role to play in contributing to a flourishing, more equitable and inclusive society.
Photo: Putting Ourselves in the Picture.
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We are the largest funder for the UK's heritage

Since 1994, we have awarded over £9.9billion raised by National Lottery players and on behalf of the UK and devolved governments to more that 54,000 heritage projects across the UK. 
Photo: Joanne Coates / North Pennines National Landscape.
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Latest news and stories

Three black people take part in a workshop on black history. All three people have dark skin of various shades, the focus of the image is a woman holding a magazine with black people on the cover
A Rebel Curators workshop at M Shed in October 2024. Andreann Asibey (left), Jazz Thompson (middle) and Bandele Iyapo (right). Photo: Julz Davis.

Rebel Curators: reclaiming narratives of slavery at Bristol’s M-Shed

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The Chew Valley Hoard. Credit: © British Museum.

Major Norman Conquest coin hoard secured for the UK

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Gopika Jayasree, who took part in Digital Heroes, talking at an event called Heritage Unleashed – Wider Engagement Through Digital.

Organisational sustainability: seven ideas for a more resilient heritage sector

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Funding

We fund projects that connect people to the UK’s heritage with grants from £10,000.

What we fund

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