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Wicksteed Park receives emergency funding lifeline
Kettering's treasured Wicksteed Park, birthplace of the playground, avoids permanent closure thanks to our Heritage Emergency Fund.
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Undergrowth, Isle of Wight Railway. Credit: John Faulkner
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Heritage railways saved from 'serious jeopardy'
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for heritage railways stopped in their tracks by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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Six projects chosen for Sustainable Project of the Year
Six heritage projects across the UK have been shortlisted for The National Lottery Heritage Fund's inaugural Museums + Heritage Sustainable Project of the Year Award.
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Rejecting nostalgia for positive change
It’s fascinating that one of the TV programmes that has had the largest increases in viewers during lockdown is BBC One’s The Repair Shop.
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Great War Aerodrome staves off ruin thanks to emergency funding
Our Heritage Emergency Fund is helping to ensure Europe's last remaining operational First World War aerodrome will live to fight another day.
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For this too is history – four ways to change
It is difficult to think of a month like the last. Despite our many differences, people across the world have come together, joined by shared experiences and common causes. Whether it is the climate emergency, coronavirus (COVID-19) or the issues of racial injustice stirred by the death of George
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We want to do more to eliminate racism and drive greater equality, diversity and inclusion in heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is launching a wide-ranging review of its approach to diversity and inclusion.
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Digital "lifeline" for Belfast's Clifton House
Despite its doors being closed, Clifton House in North Belfast can now welcome more visitors than ever before, thanks to a Heritage Emergency Fund grant.
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Heritage Emergency Fund to support recovery costs of sector
Heritage Emergency Fund grants can now be used to help organisations reopen after the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, while the application deadline has been extended.
Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott
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Gardens set to provide a green oasis
Thanks to National Lottery players, we are helping several of the UK's most-beloved gardens survive the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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From "unsettlement" to a new future
There have been few more global events disruptive of the pattern of life than the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Yet the impacts of the pandemic – which are only just beginning to be understood – only amplify an already unsettled outlook. "Unsettledness" is becoming a way of life." People are on
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Emergency funding has helped us save our charity
Susan Davies, Chief Executive, Scottish Seabird Centre, describes how the Heritage Emergency Fund saved her charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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Welsh island puffins protected thanks to Heritage Emergency Fund grant
Thanks to a £48,000 National Lottery grant, wardens can continue to care for the vast colonies of rare seabirds that nest on Skomer and Skokholm.
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New funding for community environment projects in Wales
Applications now open for The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Welsh Government’s new grant programmes helping communities to look after the natural world.
St Ann’s Wells Gardens in Hove practicing social distancing
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New guidance to help parks in England reopen
The Managing public parks during COVID-19 guide brings together the latest advice available to help managers of green spaces safely reopen them to the public as lockdown eases. The guide is produced with key input from: The National Lottery Heritage Fund Local Government Association the National
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'A feeling of belonging': heritage and mental health
We discover how exploring the history and landscapes of Burgh Castle in Great Yarmouth is helping people's mental health.
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How heritage helped John reconnect to the world
We hear from a participant of a National Lottery-funded project that uses heritage to help people living with mental illness – even during lockdown.
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Independent museums can shine a light after the darkness
Second in our new Future Heritage blog series – imagining the heritage sector after coronavirus (COVID-19) – Nat Edwards suggests ways museums could work together, better.