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How collaboration can help deliver better heritage projects
Our guide will help you learn more about cohort working and when to use it as part of your delivery programme.
Several organisations are working to improve the diversity of the heritage sector's workforce. Pictured: volunteers with the South Riverside Community Development Centre.
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Heritage organisations collaborating to tackle workforce challenges
We’ve awarded more than £840,000 to pioneer new ways of working through our Heritage Innovation Fund.
A colony of gannets. Credit: Dave Boyle
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£3.78million for protected sites and species across Wales
Bats, oysters, bumblebees and other rare species will benefit from the second round of grants from the Nature Networks Fund.
Visitors stand in front of The Pool of Bethesda painting. Credit: Matthew Andrews
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£4.9million to restore the heritage treasures of St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Thanks to the National Lottery funding, the ‘Sharing Historic Barts’ project will address urgent repairs to historic spaces situated in the Grade I listed North Wing of the hospital, including the 18th-century Great Hall. It will also provide a public programme with heritage and wellbeing at its
Outside in the stunning setting of Glencoe
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£1.4million to transform the Highlands’ Glencoe Folk Museum
The community-run museum is set to enhance its visitor experience and bring the village of Glencoe’s unique heritage alive for current and future generations.
Seagrass with sunlight. Credit: Lewis Jefferies / WWF UK
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North Wales seagrass meadows will help tackle the climate crisis
We have awarded £1million to Seagrass Ocean Rescue to restore 10 hectares of seagrass meadows off Pwllheli, Abersoch and Anglesey.
Magna Fort with Walltown Crags beyond
Vindolanda Charitable Trust
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Roman Magna Project to uncover stories of Hadrian’s Wall fort
We have awarded the Vindolanda Charitable Trust over £1.6million to support research excavation and explore the impact of climate change on this important cultural heritage site.
Tour guides at the Foyle Valley Railway and Transport Museum posing with visitors. Credit: Destined
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Why you should involve people with lived experience in your heritage project
An interpretive centre run by people with learning disabilities is showcasing Derry/Londonderry’s historic railway heritage and highlighting the importance of inclusion.
The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project has won a National Lottery award. Credit: Phil Wilkinson/The National Lottery
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Golden eagles soar in Scotland’s National Lottery Award-winning project
A pioneering scheme revitalising the golden eagle population in Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders has been named Scotland’s National Lottery Project of the Year.
Ardal O’Hanlon presents the An Tobar team with their National Lottery Award. Credit: Bill Smyth Photography.
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An Tobar is Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Project of the Year
The wellness centre and social farm in Silverbridge, south Armagh has won a National Lottery award for helping young people explore the natural and cultural heritage of Brian’s Wood.
Bank Hall in Bretherton, Lancashire
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Lancashire’s Bank Hall restored to former glory
Thanks to National Lottery support, the Grade II* listed Bank Hall has completed its extraordinary renovation journey and can welcome visitors to explore its heritage.
Activist Keith Armstrong in the 1990s, campaigning for accessible public transport. Credit: Shape Arts
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Creating an archive for historic disability rights movement
Disability-led arts charity Shape Arts will showcase the movement's rich heritage and personal stories – coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act in 2025.
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Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings reopens after eight-year renovation
The historic Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - the 'grandparent of skyscrapers' - has opened its doors again following 35 years of closure thanks to £20.7million National Lottery funding.
Volunteers improve access to ancient woodlands.
Craig Gwladus project in Cilfrew.
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Apply for heritage grants in Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is one of Wales’ largest funders of heritage, providing grants from £3,000 up to millions of pounds. One of our ambitions is to deliver targeted support for our Areas of Focus – places that have historically received lower levels of investment from us, including
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Flexibility and targeted support to help you through challenging times
Our Chief Executive shares how we’re responding to the heritage sector’s changing needs.
The Science Museum in London had the highest score in the Heritage Access 2022 benchmark tool for online access information.
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Report: museums and heritage sites need to improve online accessibility information
A research project led by charity VocalEyes is calling for organisations to create a more inclusive environment for disabled visitors online – committing to equality, inclusion and anti-ableism.
Jodrell Bank previously offered free entry. Credit: Andrew Brooks.
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Take part in National Lottery Open Week 2023
From 18 to 26 March 2023, share free offers for National Lottery players to thank them for their support in making your heritage project possible.