Stories
Mental health and wellbeing for black workers in heritage
We spoke with a black museum employee to share their experiences within the sector.
Blogs
How the '15-minute city' can inspire heritage in Wales
Our new Welsh grant programme takes inspiration from a planning concept which says people should be able to meet most of their needs within 15 minutes of their home.
Billy the Seal statue in Victoria Park, Cardiff
News
New small grants programme to explore community heritage in Wales
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has partnered with Cadw – the Welsh historic environment body – to support projects that connect communities with heritage in their local area.
Stories
Liverpool’s black history kept alive thanks to emergency funding
A vital Liverpool organisation has avoided closure and is continuing to share the diverse stories of the city's past.
Alistair McNaught
Blogs
Making heritage websites accessible to all
When producing our new guide to online accessibility, Alistair McNaught’s research identified how heritage organisations can make their online content open to all. He tells us more.
Blogs
From "unsettlement" to a new future
There have been few more global events disruptive of the pattern of life than the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Yet the impacts of the pandemic – which are only just beginning to be understood – only amplify an already unsettled outlook. "Unsettledness" is becoming a way of life." People are on
Credit: NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives
Stories
Celebrating 70 years of the NHS
To mark International Nurses Day, we spoke to Dr Stephanie Snow, project director of NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives.
Headstone Manor & Museum. Credit: Harrow Museum Collection
Harrow Museum Collection
Stories
VE Day anniversary transforms into celebrations at home
Plans for VE Day 75 this weekend have been significantly affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), but many heritage organisations are finding ways to celebrate.
Stories
Pride and prejudice: stories of love against the odds
The National Lottery-funded Colour of Love project captured the poignant stories of mixed-race couples and their families in 1940s–1970s Nottinghamshire. Here are some of our favourites.
Blogs
Eulogy - telling the stories of first generation Jamaicans
It was losing my father Hermerde in September 2017 and the funeral of one of his closest friends exactly a year later that inspired the Eulogy project.
Stories
After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration
Why did you want to make this film? I had the idea for about 25 years. I'm an African-Caribbean British Yorkshireman. I was born here, raised here. I saw my mother and father go through racism, I went through it at school. Then when I came out of the military, I couldn’t even get a job, people were
Blogs
Every voice matters - collecting black stories
A few months into his new role, Nasir Adam explains what he's doing to bring the museum together with black communities across Wales.
Blogs
How a 200-year-old society is inspiring young minorities in Brum
Don't Settle Lunar Campfires provide a safe space for young people of colour to talk about their experiences. It was an honour to be involved in the first one.
News
25 years: voices from Blaenavon
For over a quarter of a century, The National Lottery has been a major catalyst to revive and regenerate communities across the UK through heritage. We visited Blaenavon to see how National Lottery funding has helped this once beleaguered post-industrial town revive its fortunes and restore its
News
First large-scale LGBT+ project to be funded in Northern Ireland
A new project, which will tell the story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Northern Ireland, will be the first of its kind.
News
Five Cornish treasures found at Kresen Kernow
A derelict brewery has been transformed into a state-of-the-art archive centre, bringing 850 years of Cornish history under one roof for the first time.
Stories
In conversation: Jan Pimblett and Veronica McKenzie on archives and collecting stories of LGBT+ people’s lives
The pair discussed the importance of involving a diverse range of people in their work and how crucial it is to document ordinary people's lives. They also reflected on the progress made by the LGBT+ community over the past 50 years, as well as the challenges they still face. It was an insightful
News
The first six months: our Strategic Funding Framework
2019 has been an exciting year for The National Lottery Heritage Fund. In January we changed our name and branding, and with it the way we work and distribute our grants. We now have open programmes of funding for all kinds of heritage, from £3,000 up to £5million. In June we launched the Heritage