The project will sustainably renovate the home of globally important tropical plants and help audiences learn about the natural world along the way.

Lavender Menace, Edinburgh Founded in 1982, Lavender Menace was the first LGBTQ+ bookshop in Scotland. The shop, and its successor Wilde & West, soon became a hub where people could meet, share experiences and discover LGBTQ+ literature that was hard to find elsewhere. Today it’s been reimagined as

Heritage can make a significant, positive contribution to how we feel about our lives. One of our funded projects is sharing a decade of its learnings with organisations across the UK.

We asked Christine Osborne from Belfast City Council to share what she’s learned from the Council’s Belfast 2024 project journey – from developing their application to building a legacy plan.

The transformative £50million redevelopment project will help bring people closer to their shared heritage.

It’s a big challenge to capture and share over a century of community history. Scottish Women’s Institutes (SWI) CEO Diane Cooper tells us what she’s learned from developing and delivering its unique heritage programme.

Siôn Jones, project manager for the restoration of the Grade II listed Ty’n Llan Tavern near Caernarfon, shares what he’s learned throughout the process – from the importance of meticulous planning to managing the day-to-day surprises of delivery.

Meet two projects in the north of England opening up their archives to shine a spotlight on the fight for disability rights.

Our new UK Heritage Pulse research investigates the impact of crime on heritage settings. It’s the latest insight from our conversations to understand the views and experiences of our sector.

We asked grantees from the Highlands to the Midlands to share their reflections and advice on the different stages of their journey with us – from application, through delivery, to evaluation.

The joint winner of the Sustainable Project of the Year prize at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2025 shares how they transformed derelict land into a thriving green space.

Blandford Town Museum in Dorset shares how it’s using innovative technology to help make heritage more accessible.

We’ve developed a free resource to help heritage projects to understand their communities' felt experience and how this can shape more effective, considerate decision making and sustainable planning.

A heritage project focused on organisational sustainability strengthened the museum’s future, created new opportunities and deepened relationships with its community and peers.

Richy Pulman from Neath Port Talbot council shares lessons learned during its Landscape Connections project – from how to make your application easy to understand, to the importance of asking for help.

Nazek Ramadan from Migrant Voice shares her reflections and advice on the different stages of their project’s journey – from the challenges of the application process to the joys of providing amazing opportunities for their community.

Shining a spotlight on the often-hidden experiences and contributions of women during a period of significant political and social change.

Our support is helping local people across the district tell their stories, celebrate identity and shape a future rooted in pride and belonging.