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New funding for Aberystwyth's Old College
The iconic Old College is set to secure its future as a centre for culture, heritage, discovery, learning and enterprise, hoping to attract 190,000 visitors every year.
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Lifeline for species on verge of extinction
Species on the verge of extinction have been handed a lifeline as £7.4million from The National Lottery is awarded for nature projects across the UK.
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#HeritageTreasures Day 2020 announced
As we reach a new decade, we proudly take a look back at the last 25 years of our heritage funding. We also look forward to the future and how we can continue to support and protect our heritage in a contemporary world. Since 1994, we have supported 44,000 projects and granted £8billion to heritage
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Nine ways to celebrate 2019
2019 was a year of looking back – to all the projects we’ve funded since the first National Lottery draw in 1994 – and looking forward, with our new name, structure and ways we give out our grants. This is just a few of the things we were proud to have achieved in 2019... A revolution in heritage
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René Olivieri appointed interim Chair
René Olivieri has been appointed interim Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund following Sir Peter Luff’s retirement.
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Join our Committees for Wales and Northern Ireland
Two new members each are sought for our Committee for Wales and Committee for Northern Ireland. Apply by Friday 31 January 2020.
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Telling the nation's stories
Our outgoing chair Sir Peter Luff looks back at five years at The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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New funding for enterprise and business skills training programmes
From a total £3million investment we hope to fund: a UK-wide training programme to develop a stronger culture of successful enterprise in the heritage sector programmes across each of the four countries in the UK, focusing on business and leadership skills - including diversifying income, developing
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Pontypridd church celebrates 180th birthday
National Lottery funding is to help a local community come together to celebrate its oldest surviving church.
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Inclusion isn't a 'challenge', it's a chance for exciting possibilities
Two disabled women leaders tell us what needs to change in heritage - and their top advice.
#GivingTuesday kicks off the seven-day match funding campaign
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019 is on!
We are championing 31 heritage charities in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, from 3-10 December — and you can donate to your favourite, too.
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25 years: our advent calendar
Heritage can be so many things – memories, archives, parks, museums, landscapes, culture... This month we present just a small selection of some fantastic projects supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund over the past 25 years. We'll be sharing a different project on each day of advent
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25 years: astronaut Tim Peake celebrates National Lottery funding for world of science
Major Tim Peake reveals ten top scientific attractions in the UK to celebrate The National Lottery’s 25th Birthday - and the £596million it was awarded to science museums and science and education projects.
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25 years: The Silverstone Experience says #ThanksToYou!
In October 2019, the brand-new Silverstone Experience opened its doors to the public at the famous motor racing circuit. Housed in a former Second World War RAF hangar, and seven years in the making, it allows visitors to journey through the history of motor sport and Silverstone’s fascinating
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Young people show us how it's done
On #TakeoverDay, three volunteers tell us how they're shaking up the heritage world.
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Free offers across the UK for National Lottery players
It's to say "Thank You" for raising more than £40billion for good causes over the last 25 years. A celebration of 25 years Last night (20 November), activist and actress Lily Cole flicked the switch to illuminate the Eden Project’s Biomes, transforming them into iconic National Lottery balls. The
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25 years: what has The National Lottery ever done for us?
This week marks the 25th Birthday of the first National Lottery draw so it’s a good time to ask: what has the National Lottery ever done for us? Thankfully Jimmy Carr and a host of famous faces are on hand to help with the answer. In a parody of the ‘What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us’ scene from
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25 years: we share our memories
It's 25 years since The National Lottery began. In celebration, staff from The National Lottery Heritage Fund take a look back at some of our favourite memories.