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What’s it like at the frontline of heritage right now?
Share your views through our second UK Heritage Pulse survey. Your insights will influence how we and our partners support the sector.
Flow Country project. Image: Steven Andrews
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Investment boost for Scotland’s nature sector
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is embarking on a new funding collaboration which will help organisations explore innovative funding models across Scotland’s nature sector.
Blogs
Supporting heritage now and in the future
Our Chief Executive reflects on how we are responding to the heritage sector’s challenges and invites you to contribute to our ambitious new long-term strategy.
Paddleboarders in Royal William Yard, Plymouth
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Community at the heart of first year of Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
Explore the progress of the project aiming to reconnect the people of Plymouth to the water that’s so intrinsic to its identity.
Volunteers in woodland doing practical work. Credit: Michael Heffernan / WTML
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Unprecedented partnership will power nature recovery in the north of England
The ambitious Nature North project brings together eleven leading environmental organisations to deliver benefits for natural heritage and communities, thanks to National Lottery funding.
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Young Apprentices: (from left to right) Samuel Gibson, Billy Hunt, Sam Phillips and Mia Francis. Credit: Mark Waugh
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Apply now: work placements for young people in natural heritage
We’re partnering with Groundwork UK to deliver paid, nature-based work placements for young people – diversifying the sector and creating a natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Seeking innovators to pioneer new ways of working
Our new pilot funding initiative will support organisations to explore, test and grow ideas with the potential to shape the future of the heritage workforce.
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Cathedrals: bringing the UK’s ancient monuments to life
How National Lottery funding is revitalising visitors’ experiences of cathedrals – inside, outside and online.
Newlyn Fisherman Memorial by Tom Leaper Promenade. Credit: Bruce Hobbs & Art UK
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New showcase for 1,000 years of UK sculpture
The UK's significant collection of public sculptures is available to explore online for the very first time.
River Tweed at Leaderfoot Viaduct.
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£13.7million boost for nature, communities and culture
Six projects will help create a 'vibrant and optimistic' future for heritage across the UK.
Volunteers at Barnyards Marsh Wildlife Reserve. Credit: Alan Anderson, Scottish Wildlife Trust
Blogs
Collaborate, don’t compete, to support innovation and drive change
Hear how digital transformation is not all about technological innovation, and that bringing people together to learn from each other is one of the keys to success.
Ignite Yorkshire's Cactus Crew
Stories
A revolution in industrial heritage
In our conversation with Marie Millward, Ignite Yorkshire project manager, we discuss how to move beyond "nostalgia" to engage young people with our industrial past.
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£2million to help heritage sector build back after the pandemic
Our seven business support programmes will benefit from an extra year of funding, to assist even more organisations across the UK to thrive again.
Marble Hill House in Twickenham, London has recently reopened thanks to National Lottery funding.
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Take part in #HeritageIsOpen this summer!
Join us on social media to let visitors know your #HeritageIsOpen and get involved in our social media moment on Tuesday 21 June.
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Share and discover views on heritage sector challenges and opportunities
Our new weekly polls are a quick way to tell us your thoughts and instantly see what the rest of the sector thinks too.
Left to right: Dr Sally Montgomery OBE, Patricia Corbett MBE and Nikki McVeigh at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
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Our Northern Ireland Committee welcomes three new members
Patricia Corbett MBE, Nikki McVeigh and Dr Sally Montgomery OBE appointed to help us inspire, lead and resource heritage in Northern Ireland.
The Bradford skyline
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We welcome Bradford as City of Culture 2025
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that Bradford will follow in Coventry’s footsteps to become the UK’s next City of Culture.
Corby Pole Fair 1982. Credit: Glyn Dobbs
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Corby – a town with a centuries-old royal tradition
The famous Corby Pole Fair – which takes place only once every 20 years – has received National Lottery funding for an extra special Queen’s Jubilee event.