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Six people posing for a picture in front of a Jazz music archive, including posters and frames
Engagement Manager Dawn Bainbridge (centre) on the job – visiting a jazz archive project

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
Drew Bennellick building birdboxes with the London Wildlife Trust team. Credit: Broni Lloyd-Edwards

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
The Hope Happenings parade in Carlisle. Photo credit: Rachel Bywater

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
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
Getting work experience curating the 'Museum in a Jar' exhibition

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
Amanda Roberts photo portrait

Blogs

Green Future: finding out what nature means to Coventry

Amanda Roberts tells us how arts, culture and collaboration can create new opportunities to connect with nature.
22/04/2021
Carley Sefton

Blogs

Time for a change: outdoor learning for every child

The pandemic has shown us that education needs to value the outdoors and natural heritage more.
16/03/2021
Dr Alan Butler

Blogs

A space in the archives for LGBTQ+ heritage

Dr Alan Butler tells us how the Plymouth LGBT+ Archive has captured important stories and continues to evolve as an active part of the community.
23/02/2021
Holly Lewis

Blogs

Valuing the invaluable: a parks for all fund

The value of our parks has become acutely felt during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and associated lockdowns. When being outside was restricted to just one hour a day, town and city parks became the go-to place for many. Even after the strictest lockdown measures were lifted, parks became a
03/12/2020
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