Blogs
Five ways to help save the UK's beautiful bugs
The UK's insect population is under threat. Jamie Robins from charity Buglife suggests five simple ways we can all help to look after our bug friends.
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The Poppy story goes on the road
The story of the poppy is being taken on the road around Scotland for the first time, in a purpose built 18-tonne truck called Bud.
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Museum of the Year 2019 finalists announced
The finalists battling it out to be named Art Fund's Museum of the Year have been revealed. Four of the five shortlisted Museums are National Lottery-funded.
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Edinburgh’s pioneering Wellington boot factory reborn
The people of Fountainbridge in Edinburgh are this weekend celebrating the reopening of a building they love - a symbol of their industrial past and a reminder of how their community was shaped by the Wellington boot.
Blogs
What is Open Data?
The Open Data movement is growing, and more and more government departments, charities and funders are signing up to it.
News
Life by the loch: discover Linlithgow’s links to Scottish royalty
The new Linlithgow Museum opens to the public on 19 April 2019.
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7 Spring walks to enjoy this Easter
The Easter holiday is a great time to get some fresh air! From dreamy beaches to jaw-dropping mountains, the National Lottery has supported more than 42,000 heritage projects UK-wide that will give you a chance to stretch your legs.
Stories
Changing lives: volunteering helps Ben turn away from trouble
The youth club at the Galley Centre offered the young people of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, a reason to keep off the streets and out of trouble. But when bored teenagers, including some of 17-year-old Ben's friends, vandalised the centre, the youth club was closed down. It left them with nothing to do
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Hillsborough Castle and Gardens reopens to the public
"The grandest house in County Down" was brought back to life thanks to an ambitious restoration project.
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New exhibition tells story of Teesside's steelmaking history
Opening today (5 April) at Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar, Steel Stories brings together local voices for the museum's "best exhibition yet".
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The story of the Hornchurch skatepark that made history
The Hornchurch site holds a very special place in the hearts of skaters and BMX riders across the world. Supported by The National Lottery, they have come together to tell their stories, the story of Rom and now the fight to secure its future. A little corner of California Built during a very rainy
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Yorkshire Jubilee steam locomotive returns to rails after 25 years
Often referred to as the Yorkshire Jubilee, the Bahamas 45596 has recently benefited from a five-year volunteer-led restoration programme. Until February 2019, it had not hauled a train on the mainline for 25 years. Built by the London Midland & Scottish Railway Company, this historic engine was one
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Iconic viaduct to be restored thanks to National Lottery money
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust nearly £854,000 to repair Falling Sands Viaduct, in the West Midlands, and to explore the railway’s early history.
Matt Smith, CEO of Key Fund, and Michael Ellis, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Matt Smith, CEO of Key Fund
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Northern Powerhouse celebrates new £3million fund for arts and creative industries
The NCRF was set up by the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport as part of the legacy of the Great Exhibition of the North. Through the NCRF, £3m will now be available to enterprises across the Northern Powerhouse areas of the North of England to apply for repayable finance (loans and
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Windermere Jetty opens its doors with help from volunteer John
The £20million project received over £13m of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to revamp the site where the original Windermere Steamboat Museum stood and ensure that the historically significant collection of over 40 steamboats were not lost to history. Windermere Jetty is one of the
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National Lottery money helps community discover its hidden hillfort
The National Lottery has awarded a Cardiff community group nearly £830,000 to learn more about the Iron Age and medieval heritage on its doorstep, and help protect it for the future.
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Celebrities and surprises spotted in Painted Hall, Greenwich
The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich reopens on 23 March, thanks to £3.1million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery turns back time to original design
At a grand manor house in Ealing, 175 years’ worth of paint layers and unsympathetic renovations have been peeled back to reveal the stunning original design of one of the UK’s most influential architects. Soane’s house of art and entertainment Sir John Soane, architect of buildings including the