Smeaton's Tower. Credit: Summit Imagery.
Projects
Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
It will create the UK's first National Marine Park, revolutionising the way Plymouth interacts with its marine heritage.
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Blogs
Community ownership: the future of high streets
Walking through my local town centre today, where every other shop now stands empty, it’s a sad sight and a far cry from the bustling civic centre it once was. The COVID-19 pandemic and successive lockdowns have had a devastating impact on our town centres. But they’ve only accelerated what has been
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Thriving Places
We are committed to supporting heritage projects that create better places to live, work and visit.
Photo: Haslingden Old and New (2008)
News
£1.8million for Haslingden’s high street regeneration project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has contributed over £1.8m to support the regeneration of a historic Lancashire town centre.
Blogs
Green Future: finding out what nature means to Coventry
Amanda Roberts tells us how arts, culture and collaboration can create new opportunities to connect with nature.
News
£2.3million for Tamara Landscape Partnership Scheme
Thanks to National Lottery players, an ambitious five-year project will provide a brighter future for the Tamar Valley and its communities.
Wednesbury High Street Heritage Action Zone.
Lee Allen
News
£3million National Lottery investment to bring culture to the high street
High Street Heritage Action Zones cultural programme will enhance 68 English high streets through art, sound and film.
Blogs
Valuing the invaluable: a parks for all fund
The value of our parks has become acutely felt during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and associated lockdowns. When being outside was restricted to just one hour a day, town and city parks became the go-to place for many. Even after the strictest lockdown measures were lifted, parks became a
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.
Blogs
Partners and pioneers – building back after the pandemic
Town centres are struggling – after the pandemic, innovative partnerships and investment in heritage can help them flourish again.
Stories
25 years: reviving the forgotten heritage of The Broads
Great Yarmouth A stone’s throw from the heart of The Broads and its sprawling landscape in the East of England, is the seaside town of Great Yarmouth. As we hear more and more that our coastal towns are suffering from neglect, National Lottery funding over the last 25 years has aimed to buck the
Stories
25 years: inspiring passion, people and pride in Rochdale
“The River Roch ran beneath our feet encased in slabs of grey concrete but now it runs again so free as once it was and so should be..."* Set on the foothills of the sweeping Pennines, Rochdale was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution. A hub of the ancient wool trade, by the 1900s the booming