Inclusion

Dan Weill

Projects

Celebrating our Black heroes: The story of John Richard Archer- Battersea’s First Black Mayor

The Black Heroes Foundation staged a short play at Battersea Arts Centre about John Archer, the first Black Mayor of London, elected in 1913.

14/07/2021

Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba with lottery trophy

News

Environmental champion Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba wins National Lottery Award

The founder of charity Sheffield Environmental Movement recognised for his work opening up the outdoors to people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

07/10/2021

Three children hold tomatoes to their noses

Projects

Green Valley Conservation and Heritage Project

A derelict site in Cynon Valley has been transformed into a community garden full of people, nature and wildlife – and is now the perfect place for boosting mental health.

17/12/2019

Design visual of people enjoying a garden with trees and pond, outside the Natural History Museum

Design visual of the Natural History Museum garden. Credit: Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons

News

£3.2million for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project

A major project will support wildlife in London and other UK cities through a biodiverse green space, scientific innovation and engaging young people.

12/08/2021

Marquess of Anglesey's Column

News

Latest National Lottery funding opens up access to heritage

More than £14million has been awarded to projects that will help a wider range of people benefit from heritage.

05/08/2021

News

David Livingstone Birthplace re-opens

The birthplace one of Scotland’s most famous explorers has re-opened following a £6.86million National Lottery grant.

28/07/2021

Blogs

The importance of funding nature

To celebrate the start of Love Parks Week, our Head of Land & Nature Policy, Drew Bennellick, discusses the benefits of green spaces and why we fund them.

23/07/2021

News

New grants to break barriers to accessing nature

We’re launching a £380,000 grant programme to encourage people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities across Wales to get in touch with nature.

19/07/2021

Aerial view of Plymouth coast with lighthouse and dramatic sunrise

Site of the new marine park at Plymouth. Credit: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder Photography

News

Heritage Horizon Awards: £50million to five life-changing projects

We are proud to announce the recipients of our Heritage Horizon Awards. Over £50million of funding has been awarded to five transformational projects across the UK. When we launched the Heritage Horizon Awards in 2019, we set out to fund ideas that unlocked possibility. From innovative farming

13/07/2021

People viewing an exhibition at the International Slavery Museum

Credit: Pete Carr

Projects

International Slavery Museum: Igniting Ideas and Action

The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool will be transformed from a collection of galleries into a prominent museum, the first of its kind in the UK.

29/06/2021