River Tweed at Leaderfoot Viaduct.
Credit: Keith Robeson.
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£13.7million boost for nature, communities and culture
Six projects will help create a 'vibrant and optimistic' future for heritage across the UK.
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£2million to help heritage sector build back after the pandemic
Our seven business support programmes will benefit from an extra year of funding, to assist even more organisations across the UK to thrive again.
Marble Hill House in Twickenham, London has recently reopened thanks to National Lottery funding.
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Take part in #HeritageIsOpen this summer!
Join us on social media to let visitors know your #HeritageIsOpen and get involved in our social media moment on Tuesday 21 June.
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Share and discover views on heritage sector challenges and opportunities
Our new weekly polls are a quick way to tell us your thoughts and instantly see what the rest of the sector thinks too.
Left to right: Dr Sally Montgomery OBE, Patricia Corbett MBE and Nikki McVeigh at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
Credit: Elaine Hill
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Our Northern Ireland Committee welcomes three new members
Patricia Corbett MBE, Nikki McVeigh and Dr Sally Montgomery OBE appointed to help us inspire, lead and resource heritage in Northern Ireland.
The Bradford skyline
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We welcome Bradford as City of Culture 2025
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that Bradford will follow in Coventry’s footsteps to become the UK’s next City of Culture.
Corby Pole Fair 1982. Credit: Glyn Dobbs
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Corby – a town with a centuries-old royal tradition
The famous Corby Pole Fair – which takes place only once every 20 years – has received National Lottery funding for an extra special Queen’s Jubilee event.
The Lovell Telescope and the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank.
Credit: Andrew Brooks
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Out of this world: Jodrell Bank's First Light Pavilion set to open
The First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank opens this Saturday thanks to £12.5million raised by National Lottery players – the state-of-the-art attraction is a must-see for 2022.
Credit: National Forest Company
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£6million to nurture England’s woodlands, boost skills and wellbeing
The funding will support 12 projects to plant trees, create forestry jobs and improve access to nature across the country.
The Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse
Credit: Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust
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Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse to bloom again thanks to £4million
The Grade II* listed Camellia House will be restored to its former glory and transformed into a global tea house.
Calverley Old Hall in Leeds
The Landmark Trust
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Restoration for Yorkshire medieval manor house and its Tudor treasures
Calverley Old Hall in Leeds, the site of once-hidden wall paintings, will undergo ambitious restoration thanks to £1.6million of National Lottery funding.
Exeter Cathedral has received a £4.3million grant for their 2020s Development Appeal.
Credit: Emma Solley
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£5.5million awarded to conserve cathedrals and churches across the UK
From conserving magnificent stained glass windows to creating accessible facilities, these places of worship and community hubs will be thriving again – thanks to National Lottery players.
Black Head Cliff Castle, one of the 40 Scheduled Monuments sites
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Cornwall’s historic monuments protected thanks to funding partnership
The investment will help save 40 historic sites across Cornwall, spanning 4,000 years of history.
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Reimagining Reality wins Sustainable Project of the Year
Interactive science exhibition took home the Heritage Fund-sponsored category at the Museums + Heritage Awards.
Last year's award winner Pollinating the Peak.
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Submit your heritage nominations for this year's National Lottery Awards (external link)
The National Lottery Awards celebrate the people and projects that do extraordinary things with National Lottery funding. Put forward your favourite heritage nominees by 1 June 2022.
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New online resource to answer the sector’s digital questions
From content and engagement to planning and leadership, the free website aims to help small to medium-sized organisations boost their digital knowledge and capability.
Frankie Toner, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at National Lottery Heritage Fund with Simon Milne MBE, Regius Keeper and Emma Lacroix, Director of Development at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Credit: David Cheskin
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£4million to save Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's iconic glasshouses
The investment will also help to look after rare, extraordinary plants, encouraging visitors of all ages to care about the environment.
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Working in partnership to improve places in Scotland
We’re teaming up with Historic Environment Scotland to co-fund heritage projects that support place-based regeneration and boost local economies.