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New youth heritage campaign 'Routes2Roots' launches 28/07/2015 Routes2Roots is an exciting new multi-media campaign that questions what heritage, identity and culture mean to young people in Birmingham. We want to encourage and support more young people …

HLF’s Chair takes in the North West’s heritage treasures HLF Chair Sir Peter Luff 28/07/2015 As part of his UK-wide heritage visits Sir Peter Luff, our new Chair, is in the North West next. He’ll be visiting Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, then moving to …

Hatton Gallery receives green light for redevelopment Left to right: Professor Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Internationalisation, Newcastle University; Ivor Crowther, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund North East and Jackie Reynolds, …

First World War board game launched Isaac Khan and Sophie Turbot in period costume with the board game. Simon Hadley 27/07/2015 Designed for secondary school mathematics pupils, the board game is one of probability and chance which sees the player take on …

Lottery cash boost for parks heritage project The London Road gates of Victoria Park 23/07/2015 Leicester City Council has successfully bid for up to £502,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to repair and refurbish the park’s ornate Edwin Lutyens-designed …

Telling the story of West Yorkshire’s LGBT+ community Paraphernalia collected through the Queer Stories project Yorkshire MESMAC 09/02/2018 Yorkshire’s leading sexual health charity is joining forces with local museums and archives to mark LGBT+ history …

New Brunel museum confirmed with major funding award The new museum will be located on Bristol's waterfront David Noton 23/07/2015 The new museum, set to open in Bristol in 2017, will celebrate and explore Brunel, one of the world’s greatest engineers and …

Open for Business and Pleasure - Parks enjoy a summer of celebration Bute Park 23/07/2015 Summer 2015 sees the fruition of five parks projects lovingly cared for with investment from the National Lottery. Thanks to National Lottery players, many millions …

How the National Lottery is #LifeChanging Leon Wilkinson at Clifton Park, Rotherham 23/07/2015 Thanks to National Lottery players £34million is raised each week for projects helping to change people’s lives. Leon Wilkinson is a horticulture volunteer at …

Looking back at the Natural Heritage takeover week Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Children making willow sculputes, part of the Celebrating Our Heathland heritage project Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 13/08/2015 From 12-16 January we celebrated the natural …