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Wales

Since 1994 we have awarded over £410m to more than 2,700 projects in Wales.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We are fully operational and open for business, but we are conducting much of our day-to-day business remotely.

This means we are unable to access our post. In the interim, please send any items via email to your contact or via: walescontact@heritagefund.org.uk.

Find out more about how we're working through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

We welcome telephone calls, emails and letters in both Welsh and English. We are complying with our current Welsh Language Scheme.

Email: walescontact@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 029 2034 3413 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
James William House, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BD

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Upcoming events

Our regular funding workshops and advice sessions are a great opportunity to find out about our funding, get tips on how to make a good application and network with other organisations from your area.

You can also find out what’s going on across the UK in our events calendar.

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News

New funding for community environment projects in Wales

Applications now open for The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Welsh Government’s new grant programmes helping communities to look after the natural world.

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Green Recovery Capacity Building Scheme

We are offering grants for environmental organisations in Wales to build skills, develop ideas and improve the services they deliver.

Publications

Business Support Funding Wales

Funding is available for organisations or partnerships to support those working with heritage in Wales to build their skills in organisational leadership and management.

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Campfire discussions at Clynfyw

News

Community heritage grants deliver wellbeing boost in Wales

Our 15-Minute Heritage programme to support mental and physical wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has awarded grants to 84 projects across Wales.

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Stories

Black History Month: in conversation with Race Council Cymru founder, Uzo Iwobi OBE

In this video conversation, Uzo Iwobi shares her journey to becoming a Black leader in Wales, and discusses how Black heritage is celebrated within the country.

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Stories

Heritage Emergency Fund lifeline for Insole Court

A grant of £103,600 is helping the much-loved Victorian mansion in Cardiff stay open and serve the local community.

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News

Welsh island puffins protected thanks to Heritage Emergency Fund grant

Thanks to a £48,000 National Lottery grant, wardens can continue to care for the vast colonies of rare seabirds that nest on Skomer and Skokholm.

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Hub

Digital Skills for Heritage

Digital Skills for Heritage is an ambitious two-year initiative designed to raise digital skills and confidence across the whole UK heritage sector.

Publications

Community Woodlands guidance

Community Woodlands is a capital grant scheme intended to restore, create, connect and manage woodlands in Wales.

Publications

Local Places for Nature guidance

Local Places for Nature is a capital grant scheme intended to enable communities in Wales to restore and enhance nature.

Publications

Local Places for Nature and Community Woodlands decisions, December 2020

Schedule of Decisions made by the Wales Environmental Growth Fund Panel (a sub-set of Trustees), 21 December 2020.

Publications

Local Places for Nature and Community Woodlands decisions, August 2020

Schedule of Decisions made by the Wales Environmental Growth Fund Panel (a subset of Trustees), 3 August 2020.

Publications

Wales: committee meeting minutes September 2020

Minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Wales held virtually on Thursday 10 September 2020 at 9.30am.

Publications

Wales: Committee decisions December 2020

Schedule of Decisions for National Lottery Heritage Fund Committee for Wales meeting on 3 December 2020.

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Projects

Llanfyllin history and memories

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News

Stonehenge illuminated in dedication to unsung champions of UK heritage

The historic takeover, unveiled by TV historian Sir Tony Robinson, is in honour of eight heritage heroes who have kept National Lottery funded projects going during the pandemic.

Publications

Local Places for Nature and Community Woodlands decisions, November 2020

Schedule of Decisions made by the Wales Environmental Growth Fund Panel (a subset of Trustees), 2 November 2020.

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News

Capacity-building grants for not-for-profit environmental organisations in Wales

We have teamed up with the Welsh Government to offer grants between £5,000–£100,000 to pay for business skills training for Welsh environmental non-governmental organisations (eNGOs).

Publications

Local Places for Nature and Community Woodlands decisions, October 2020

Schedule of Decisions made by the Wales Environmental Growth Fund Panel (a subset of Trustees), 5 October 2020.

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Blogs

Disability History Month: changing attitudes

Richard Kramer, CEO of disability charity Sense, tells us how changing attitudes about disability through culture improves life for everyone.

Publications

Local Places for Nature and Community Woodlands decisions, September 2020

Schedule of Decisions made by the Wales Environmental Growth Fund Panel (a subset of Trustees), 7 September 2020.

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St Grwst Church, Conwy.

News

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.