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Chief Executive, Ros Kerslake CBE to leave The Heritage Fund at end of 2021
Ros Kerslake CBE has announced that she will step down from her role as Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund at the end of 2021.
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New £1million funding for digital volunteering
New National Lottery funding will boost digital skills in the heritage sector by helping organisations develop digital volunteering opportunities.
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New grants to break barriers to accessing nature
We’re launching a £380,000 grant programme to encourage people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities across Wales to get in touch with nature.
Site of the new marine park at Plymouth.
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Heritage Horizon Awards: £50million to five life-changing projects
We are proud to announce the recipients of our Heritage Horizon Awards. Over £50million of funding has been awarded to five transformational projects across the UK. When we launched the Heritage Horizon Awards in 2019, we set out to fund ideas that unlocked possibility. From innovative farming
BFI at Home Cast & Director Q&A – Judas and the Black Messiah. © British Film Institute
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Running digital events: top tips from the BFI
BFI Southbank is the nation’s film theatre, and the physical home of British film heritage, culture and learning. When we had to close our venue doors in March 2020, we were determined to continue offering audiences the very best in film programming and contextual events. We used our digital
Getting work experience curating the 'Museum in a Jar' exhibition
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Kick the Dust Norfolk Journeys: helping young people into work
Discover how a heritage-themed work experience programme is helping young people to develop crucial skills and secure employment.
Exeter Cathedral. Photo: Emma Solley
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Applications now open for further recovery funding for heritage
A third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund - supporting heritage organisations in England – is now open.
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Community ownership: the future of high streets
Walking through my local town centre today, where every other shop now stands empty, it’s a sad sight and a far cry from the bustling civic centre it once was. The COVID-19 pandemic and successive lockdowns have had a devastating impact on our town centres. But they’ve only accelerated what has been
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Penzance pool wins Sustainable Project of the Year at Museums + Heritage Awards
The annual Museums + Heritage Awards, which took place online tonight (Thursday 1 July), celebrate the UK’s most innovative and inspiring heritage attractions, museums and galleries. The Heritage Fund sponsored the Sustainable Project of the Year for the second year running. This award recognises
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£6.5million for heritage projects in Staffordshire, Peterborough and Dudley
The projects aim to preserve key heritage sites, and will benefit a diverse range of people – from the church community to the locals of Stafford town centre. History at the Heart of Community Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archives is receiving £3,964,000 for the History at the Heart of Community
Photo: Haslingden Old and New (2008)
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£1.8million for Haslingden’s high street regeneration project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has contributed over £1.8m to support the regeneration of a historic Lancashire town centre.
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Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?
Evidence from the Parks for People programme and six case studies uncovers the importance of our parks and how we can support them in future.
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£3.3million to transform Lambeth's Brockwell Hall
A National Lottery grant will help restore the Grade II* listed hall, along with its stables and coach house, to better serve its diverse South London community.
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A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion
Andrew White reflects on his first year as director of The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales, and our commitment to inclusion.
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£1.5million for Anglesey Column and Cardiff’s Flat Holm Island
A monument to a Napoleonic War hero and a nature haven which is home to a former cholera hospital are getting a £1.5m boost from The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales.
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Free offers for National Lottery players across the UK
National Lottery players raise £30million for good causes every week. Since March 2020, over £1billion of National Lottery funding has helped communities, people and organisations impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic get back on their feet. To say a big ‘thank you’ to players, hundreds of
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School pupils get a taste of nature in Cardiff’s ancient forests
Pupils from Cardiff’s Thornhill Primary School experienced the Gwern-y-Bendy and Rhydypennau woodlands as part of a conservation project funded by a Community Woodlands grant.
Sea Life volunteers
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“Worries fade away”: volunteering on a wildlife project
Volunteers on the People’s Porpoise Project in Pembrokeshire, Wales, tell us how they are benefiting from conserving marine life.