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Two women working on a path at a wildlife reserve

Blogs

Collaborate, don’t compete, to support innovation and drive change

Hear how digital transformation is not all about technological innovation, and that bringing people together to learn from each other is one of the keys to success.
28/06/2022
Hands holding seeds

Blogs

Nature: we can all make a difference

Chiltern Rangers managing director, John Shaw, busts five myths around looking after the nature in our cities - including the one that matters most.
27/05/2022
Woman and man in the countryside

Blogs

The heritage project that helped me tackle my loneliness

When I closed my gardening business and moved town, I felt completely lost. Giving back as a volunteer helped me start again.
09/05/2022
Georgia

Blogs

A practical guide to more inclusive hiring

Our new Racial equity in nature toolkit can help organisations gain the tools and confidence to recruit and retain more diverse staff and volunteers.
05/05/2022
Six people posing for a picture in front of a Jazz music archive, including posters and frames

Blogs

Luton: A vibrant, diverse town with a rich heritage identity

Our Engagement Manager for England, Midlands & East, Dawn Bainbridge, tells us about our work and investment into Luton’s heritage – one of our 13 Areas of Focus.
03/05/2022
Three people sitting on a picnic table in an urban greenspace, building wooden birdboxes with hammers

Blogs

Green Futures: art, drone shows and the spectacle of nature

Drew Bennellick, our Head of Land & Nature Policy, reflects on how we have supported the UK’s City of Culture to embrace a green future.
21/04/2022
Dr Sheree Mack swimming

Blogs

Dr Sheree Mack: passion projects and empowering women

Dr Sheree Mack, co-ordinator of the National Lottery-funded Wayfinding project, discusses leadership, role models and how we can help all women thrive.
08/03/2022
Andrew White, Director of Wales

Blogs

How ‘small’ grants can make a big impact for communities

Our Director of Wales marks St David’s Day by reflecting on how the wisdom of the Welsh patron saint can bring communities closer to their heritage.
01/03/2022
A festival

Blogs

Hope Streets: moving a heritage festival online

How young people helped a Kick the Dust project embrace digital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
24/03/2022
Eilish McGuinness

Blogs

We're championing innovation and collaboration in the year ahead

It is an enormous privilege to take over the leadership of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). Heritage has been my passion and profession throughout my life. I step into this role with great joy and hope, but with absolute realism about the challenges
12/01/2022
zoom screengrab

Blogs

Reflecting and adapting to empower young people

How a natural heritage project is continually adapting to keep young people involved.
12/01/2022
Tom Walters

Blogs

UK Heritage Pulse – your voice heard

Our Head of Research, Data and Insight on how our new collaborative research project will help the Heritage Fund and the organisations we work with.
30/11/2021
Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba

Blogs

How we can help everyone access the "Natural Health Service"

Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba, the winner in the Heritage category at the National Lottery Awards 2021, on his more than 20 years helping marginalised communities access green spaces.
07/10/2021
Drew Bennellick

Blogs

The importance of funding nature

To celebrate the start of Love Parks Week, our Head of Land & Nature Policy, Drew Bennellick, discusses the benefits of green spaces and why we fund them.
23/07/2021
BFI at Home Cast & Director Q&A – Judas and the Black Messiah. © British Film Institute

Blogs

Running digital events: top tips from the BFI

BFI Southbank is the nation’s film theatre, and the physical home of British film heritage, culture and learning. When we had to close our venue doors in March 2020, we were determined to continue offering audiences the very best in film programming and contextual events. We used our digital
16/07/2021
A person wearing a mask touches a creative display of glass jars

Blogs

Kick the Dust Norfolk Journeys: helping young people into work

Discover how a heritage-themed work experience programme is helping young people to develop crucial skills and secure employment.
15/07/2021
Vidhya Alakeson, CEO of Power to Change

Blogs

Community ownership: the future of high streets

Walking through my local town centre today, where every other shop now stands empty, it’s a sad sight and a far cry from the bustling civic centre it once was. The COVID-19 pandemic and successive lockdowns have had a devastating impact on our town centres. But they’ve only accelerated what has been
07/07/2021
Portrait of Andrew White Director or Wales

Blogs

A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion

Andrew White reflects on his first year as director of The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales, and our commitment to inclusion.
24/06/2021

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