Wicksteed Park in Kettering – the birthplace of the modern playground - has been awarded £1.78m to create the world’s first ‘Heritage Play Area’.

A million bugs Oxford University Museum of Natural History’s British Insect Collection has over a million specimens from the 18th century to today, including some that are now extinct. Spanning nearly the entire history of British entomology, the collection is vital in understating the extent and

Three new projects in Scotland, with volunteering at their heart, have secured significant support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A new museum for Blackpool has been awarded a £4million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant as part of a £10m package of grants, giving heritage-led regeneration and tourism a boost across the North.

It’s the first project of its kind in the UK and a pioneering partnership between the National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with support from government. Through a package of grants and expert guidance, Future Parks aims to tackle, head on, the growing financial challenges facing

2019 is not only the 6th year we can celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), but it is also the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).

We will invest £100million over the next three years in ambitious, innovative and transformational projects that will revolutionise UK heritage.

Today we begin inviting Expressions of Interest for our new Heritage Horizon Awards. This is a pot of £100million over the next three years dedicated to large, ambitious and exciting projects. Our CEO Ros Kerslake explained: “ What we are looking for is something that will deliver a significant

A coastal park is helping people overcome physical and social isolation as part of a project funded by the National Lottery.

Story of Ann Morley to be uncovered and Grade II* listed People’s Hall transformed, thanks to £1.5million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A new project, Belief in the North East, will attempt to explore the heritage of religion, from pre-history to the present day.

A ground-breaking project to create a National Broadcast Archive for Wales is set to become a reality following a National Lottery grant of nearly £5million.

It was on 19 November 1994 that the first lottery draw took place. This year the National Lottery celebrates its 25th birthday.

“I absolutely believe that having public access to natural areas, gardens and open spaces is so good for wellbeing.” Standing in Fulham Palace’s beautiful walled garden, Head Gardener Lucy Hart’s words couldn’t ring truer. A group of volunteers is hard at work in the vineries and flowerbeds

Now, a grant from the National Lottery means the hall will house a permanent exhibition to its rocking past using memorabilia and stories from the time, gathered by a group of volunteers. From football social club to rock band royalty What began as a fundraising initiative by two local men for their

People are penning poems about the places they love and pinning them to a digital map as part of a new National Lottery project – and you are invited to add your own!

Living Seas Wales have told us some fun facts around 12 amazing sea creatures, which can all be found around our coastlines. They also gave us some top tips on things we can all do to help protect our marine world. Living Seas Wales’ Project Manager Nia Jones recommends: reducing (or ending) single

The news from the UN that the global rate of extinction is accelerating – with at least a 20% decline over the last century - caused reverberations around the world when it was published earlier this month.