Wales

Awarded through HLF’s Our Heritage programme, the project will focus on collecting and making accessible images of Egypt and Palestine as they would have been seen by people during the First World War. To mark the Centenary of the First World War, a series of roadshows in England and Wales along

Speaking about the significance of the centre, Hannah Ellis said: “The redevelopment of the Dylan Thomas Centre exhibition is potentially one of the biggest legacy projects to have emerged in this centenary year of my grandfather’s birth and it is extremely important to me that the City and County

Today, the community history website Historypin launched its new First World War Centenary hub at a special event in the Houses of Parliament hosted by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The heritage of the peace movement in Wales can now be researched and discovered in depth as a result of a £918,000 grant awarded by HLF to the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. The Cymru dros Heddwch/Wales for Peace project will span four years, focusing on one central question: in the 100

HLF has recently awarded over £20,000 to projects in Anglesey, which will ensure the repair of the memorial village clock in Gwalchmai, expand and revitalise Holyhead’s Maritime Museum and fund a programme of commemorative events in Beaumaris. Jennifer Stewart, Head of HLF, Wales said, “We want to

What will be the biggest project in the garden’s history aims to uncover the origins of Middleton Hall – the 568-acre estate that the garden now occupies – and to tell the story of more than 250 years of East India Company influence that shaped the landscape of this part of Wales. It was announced

I was first attracted to applying for a role as a Committee member because HLF looks at heritage in its broadest sense. It includes landscapes, people, language and it also covers the whole of Wales. I know how important it is that heritage in all its forms across Wales is protected so this was a

It is 100 years since the First World War began. To mark the Centenary, thousands of people across the UK are uncovering, exploring and telling the stories of the First World War, and in many cases, sharing them online. It’s important that these stories are not forgotten. They are being preserved

The project will be run by Oasis Cardiff, a registered charity based in Cardiff established as a centre providing support for refugees and asylum seekers. Announcing the award, Jennifer Stewart Head of HLF Wales, said: “This creative project will help real stories be told, not just in Cardiff but

The work of our CommitteesOur committees meet four times a year and take decisions on requests between £100,000 and £2million. They also provide crucial local perspectives and a steer on priorities for larger grants and targeted initiative decisions which come before the UK Board. Members will have

As a result of a £9,200 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund through their First World War: Then and Now programme, Narberth Museum will research the letters of William Bowen Stephens who shared his experiences on the frontline with friends and family at home in west Wales as part of the Letters

Dr Manon Antoniazzi, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Wales, introduces some new research which makes worrying reading for anyone interested in the state of Welsh parks. Parks and green spaces are for everybody. The Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Parks for People scheme, which has invested