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We believe heritage brings many benefits for communities. To mark Local and Community History Month this May, we caught up with the ‘Mourne Memories of Places from the Past’ project in County Down to discover how it’s supporting the local area. “We found that the walks were a fantastic opportunity

Nominations are open for the National Lottery Awards 2021! With winners in each category receiving a £3,000 cash prize for their organisation and a coveted trophy, who will you put forward?

From recycling, to turning off screens at night or using peat free compost, no pledge is too big or small – it all makes a difference.

Give something back to National Lottery players – who raise £30million each week for good causes like yours – with a special offer to say #ThanksToYou.

Following the successful first £1.2million round of funding, the world’s largest creative arts impact investment fund is now launching its next round of support loans.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England have allocated £44million to historic sites across England in the latest round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

Join The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Young Foundation to explore the question: how can innovation help us do the best we can for the future of heritage?

The North Committee has appointed three impressive new committee members who offer strong regional awareness and expertise both in the heritage sector and in promoting diversity and inclusion. “We want our decision-making to be as diverse and inclusive as the communities we work with.” David Renwick

This £40million fund will once again support projects across England to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with nature.

Applications are open for National Lottery Grants for Heritage from £3,000 up to £5million. We will prioritise projects that contribute to our recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

A grant of £100,000 will see train passengers in South East Wales and North Wales getting closer to nature.

Thanks to a National Lottery grant, the Pinnacle Club is celebrating 100 years as the UK’s first national women’s rock-climbing club.

Wales’ protected natural sites and vital wildlife habitats ‒ from the Severn Estuary to the Llandegla Moors ‒ are getting a boost from a new grant scheme.

Podcasts are on the rise. As well as engaging audiences who cannot physically visit a site, they can be a great way to continue delivering a project.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made digital skills more necessary than ever before. Over the last 12 months, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been raising digital skills and confidence across the UK heritage sector through our National Lottery funded Digital Skills for Heritage

Thirty nine projects have received grants totalling £1million to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland in a thoughtful, inclusive and engaging way.