To celebrate our – and the National Lottery’s – birthday, we’re looking back at some of the incredible variety of projects we’ve supported over the years.

Filmmaker Mike Tweddle discusses how a National Lottery grant is helping him share the extraordinary achievements of a black sportsman.

Get inspired by projects that are strengthening heritage to be adaptive and financially sustainable, contributing to communities and economies.

South Yorkshire project Dig Where You Stand invited creatives to explore the often overlooked and poorly documented evidence of people from diverse ethnic communities across the area's history.

The vibrant West Yorkshire city has announced the first events to showcase its incredible heritage and culture across the district throughout 2025, thanks to National Lottery players.

From reducing and reusing materials and eco-friendly websites to a woodland for boatbuilders, these projects show how all types of heritage can make positive changes for our planet.

The local community and natural environment are central to this sustainable museum, joint winner of Sustainable Project of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024.

Joint winners of the Sustainable Project of the Year Award at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024, Manchester Museum and Museum Development England, share their tips for growing a Carbon Literate museum community.

Learn from the success of our partnership with Groundwork, which provided traineeships at over 80 environmental organisations for people who might not normally have access to a career in the nature sector.

Explore inspiring projects we’ve funded that recognise women’s impact throughout history – and empower women to get involved in heritage today.

Mary Blagg is being celebrated by her hometown with activities to get people interested in her story and scientific heritage.

Heritage Fund investment has helped kickstart regeneration in the seaside towns with broad economic and social benefits.

We’re proud to be supporting projects that are saving the heritage of the LGBTQ+ community and sharing these stories to build understanding and inclusion.

Wisley set out to increase the physical accessibility of their spaces, but with commitment and help from partners their journey led them down a much more ambitious path.

From oral histories to hands-on workshops, we’ve awarded over £100,000 to three projects that are preserving the story of an innovative electronic musician.

Hear from the organisations who took part in our Business Support and Enterprise campaign about how they improved organisational resilience in challenging times.

The Bats in Churches project helped over 100 ancient churches in England with their resident bats, bringing communities together and learning more about our threatened bat species.