
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.

Reimagining Reality's hovering ball exhibit is made from a cable drum and car vents. Visitors can change the direction of the air and hover more than one ball at a time. Credit: Discovering42
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Case study: Discovering42 – Reimagining Reality
This interactive exhibition engaging audiences with science and sustainably won Sustainable Project of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2022.

Children take part in outdoor activities in Stour Valley Nature Reserve.
Credit: BCP Council/ Mark Holloway.
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How to create sustainable urban green space in your area
We celebrated the end of our three-year Future Parks Accelerator (FPA) programme in October 2022 with the Naturally Thriving online conference, sharing learnings from the projects. The FPA programme, launched in 2019, has successfully shown the value of investing in parks and urban green spaces and

Heritage Fund colleagues Mwiche and Alisha at the David Livingstone Birthplace
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A brave new tribute to a famous Victorian explorer
How an independent museum in Scotland is preserving and re-examining the legacy of the nation’s most renowned explorer and anti-slavery campaigner

Millennium Falcon Exhibition
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The National Lottery Awards 2022 are open! Who will you vote for?
Nominations for Project of the Year recognise outstanding National Lottery funded projects that are making a difference for people and heritage across the UK.

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A revolution in industrial heritage
In our conversation with Marie Millward, Ignite Yorkshire project manager, we discuss how to move beyond "nostalgia" to engage young people with our industrial past.

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Looking forward - new ways to be resilient
We want to help heritage organisations become more resilient. Here are some top tips from our recent Business Support and Enterprise seminar.

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Top tips for hybrid working in the heritage sector
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has driven many heritage organisations to take the leap into hybrid working. This is where staff and volunteers split their time between working in an office and other locations such as their home. In March, senior heritage professionals took part in the first

Saltdean Lido. Credit: Xavier Buendia.
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Restoration begins at iconic 1930s Saltdean Lido
A £7.5million restoration project has begun to bring Saltdean Lido back to its former glory, part-funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is offering 2-for-1 entry.
Credit: Sam Stafford/WWT.
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Special offers at stunning heritage sites across the UK
Hundreds of heritage venues across the UK are offering special offers for National Lottery players between for National Lottery Open Week – discover some of our favourites.

Opening of the geothermal pool
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Case study: Penzance Jubilee Pool
Penzance's Jubilee Pool won Sustainable Project of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2021

Jasspreet Thethi and friend at Never Going Underground exhibition
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LGBTQ+ projects that mean the most to us
We are proud to fund projects which celebrate LGBTQ+ history - here are a few of our staff members' favourites.

Pride march, 1974. Credit: Wikimedia
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Saving LGBTQ+ stories before they are lost forever
A new Heritage Fund project might be the last chance to capture the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in Manchester who remember life before the Sexual Offences Act 1967.

Enjoying a Ukelele Sing-along in Pearson Park, Hull
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How we're funding parks projects
We take a look at three thriving parks which are doing their bit for nature – and people.

Young people involved in Middlesbrough Environment City's Green Shoots project
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Bringing people together in green spaces
How funding for nature in urban areas is helping unemployed young people and refugees find a fresh start.

Common toad
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Our support for all species, including the unloved
Rare species like the pond mud snail and the European eel may not be photogenic, but they are crucial to the diversity of our ecosystem – and in need of our funding.