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Woman making crafts with children

Stories

Keeping Eastern and Central European community stories alive

Birmingham-based Polish Expats Association receive a £30,000 emergency grant to protect heritage in their community space and online.
The Steam Tug Kerne

Stories

Full steam ahead for Merseyside ship following emergency grant

Built in 1913, Steam Tug Kerne served as a Royal Navy ship in the First World War and is the only remaining operational steam tug of her type in the UK. But the sudden hit of coronavirus (COVID-19) meant the Kerne’s days on the water were numbered. Since her retirement as a working vessel, this coal
Black Punch exhibition

Stories

Liverpool’s black history kept alive thanks to emergency funding

A vital Liverpool organisation has avoided closure and is continuing to share the diverse stories of the city's past.
Book club speakers on laptop screen

Stories

Virtual book club celebrates Punjabi heritage

We explore how National Lottery funding helped the United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) adapt to lockdown and launch an award-winning virtual book club.
Exterior of Ditchling Museum with sign saying 'it's good to be back'.

Stories

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft: adapting in difficult times

Now open again, Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft discovered new ways to engage communities and increase resilience during lockdown.
Cara McCann

Stories

Hope for Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community, thanks to emergency funding

Northern Ireland's only organisation for lesbian and bisexual women keeps its doors open after National Lottery grant.
A woman reading a book to two children

Stories

When the museums open up again

As heritage attractions are given the go-ahead to reopen, we spoke to six museums, which, thanks to National Lottery players, have been helped by our £50m Heritage Emergency Fund.
Abbotsford from the garden

Stories

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.
Sketch over windmill

Stories

'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.
People in a park

Stories

Advice: what is an 'inclusive' project?

Find out who is missing as an audience or on your team, make plans to involve them, and remember that being inclusive is an ongoing process.
Man lying with artwork

Stories

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.
Surveys being submitted by different types of heritage organisations

Stories

Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage: what we have learned so far

Sign ups to our Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey, launched on 27 April, are already helping us to understand the heritage sector's digital needs.
Four nurses

Stories

Celebrating 70 years of the NHS

To mark International Nurses Day, we spoke to Dr Stephanie Snow, project director of NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives.
VE Day party

Stories

VE Day anniversary transforms into celebrations at home

Plans for VE Day 75 this weekend have been significantly affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), but many heritage organisations are finding ways to celebrate.
Icon: submitting a form

Stories

Heritage Emergency Fund: applications now open

Hedgehog drawing

Stories

How to enjoy heritage from home

We’ve put together a list of heritage-inspired activities you can do from home – we’ll be updating the list, so keep checking back to find new things.
Large bell on harness

Stories

Ruthin’s bells will ring out again

The restoration of the bells at St Peter’s Church in Ruthin, north Wales, has brought an intriguing bellringing tradition back to the Medieval town.
People whale watching

Stories

Empowering people to help save our oceans

2020 marks Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters and never has it been more important to raise awareness of the critical importance of our marine landscapes.

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