Blogs
Emergency funding has helped us save our charity
Susan Davies, Chief Executive, Scottish Seabird Centre, describes how the Heritage Emergency Fund saved her charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
News
Welsh island puffins protected thanks to Heritage Emergency Fund grant
Thanks to a £48,000 National Lottery grant, wardens can continue to care for the vast colonies of rare seabirds that nest on Skomer and Skokholm.
News
New funding for community environment projects in Wales
Applications now open for The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Welsh Government’s new grant programmes helping communities to look after the natural world.
St Ann’s Wells Gardens in Hove practicing social distancing
News
New guidance to help parks in England reopen
The Managing public parks during COVID-19 guide brings together the latest advice available to help managers of green spaces safely reopen them to the public as lockdown eases. The guide is produced with key input from: The National Lottery Heritage Fund Local Government Association the National
Jeanette Wilmer sketch over photo
Stories
'A feeling of belonging': heritage and mental health
We discover how exploring the history and landscapes of Burgh Castle in Great Yarmouth is helping people's mental health.
John Durrant
Stories
How heritage helped John reconnect to the world
We hear from a participant of a National Lottery-funded project that uses heritage to help people living with mental illness – even during lockdown.
Blogs
Independent museums can shine a light after the darkness
Second in our new Future Heritage blog series – imagining the heritage sector after coronavirus (COVID-19) – Nat Edwards suggests ways museums could work together, better.
News
Larger grants now available from the Heritage Emergency Fund
We are now welcoming applications for larger grants to cover emergency costs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
News
Heritage Emergency Fund FAQs
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has put together a £50million fund to support the heritage sector as an immediate response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Stories
Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage: what we have learned so far
Sign ups to our Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey, launched on 27 April, are already helping us to understand the heritage sector's digital needs.
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.
Blogs
Returning to a changed heritage world
As our CEO Ros Kerslake returns to work after six months of illness, she reflects on the personal challenges she’s overcome, and what the heritage sector now faces.
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.
Peter Middleton
News
Heritage Emergency Fund application form guidance
Peter Middleton helped us to develop the Heritage Emergency Fund application form’s finance questions and related guidance. In these two video interviews he: gives advice to organisations completing the application form takes applicants through a typical cashflow forecast “[Heritage Emergency Fund
Experimental photography at Llannon Cottage, Ceredigion
Blogs
Engaging young people in heritage from home
I often hear it said that it is difficult to get young people involved in heritage. I do not believe this to be true, and we have had no difficulty in attracting young people to be part of the Royal Commission’s youth engagement project, Unloved Heritage?. This has been running for three years now
Blogs
Digital Skills for Heritage – meeting the coronavirus (COVID-19) challenge
Josie Fraser explains how we will help organisations face the current crisis and beyond through our digital skills initiative.
Blogs
Announcing more details about the Heritage Emergency Fund
Eilish McGuinness gives more detail on how to apply for the £50million Heritage Emergency Fund. We publish our guidance today.