Stories Historic Town Hall given National Lottery funding boost The wonderful Rochdale Town Hall has been given the green light for a much-anticipated revamp, thanks to £8.3million of National Lottery funding.
Blogs Mukesh Sharma: my passion for heritage My experience After studying Engineering at University I found my vocation in the travel industry. Since 1982, I have been Managing Director of both a family travel business and Northern Ireland’s largest corporate travel company. In between, in the 90s, I had an opportunity to work with Delta 16/10/2020
News Help for heritage organisations to build better businesses In our Strategic Funding Framework we made a commitment to support heritage organisations to be more robust, enterprising and forward looking. As the sector battles to weather the coronavirus (COVID-19) storm, that support is more important than ever. We have invested just over £4million in business 15/10/2020
Buxton Crescent Credit: Ensana News National Lottery funding helps save at-risk historic sites As Historic England publishes the latest Heritage at Risk Register, we look at some historic sites that have been removed from the register, helped by National Lottery funding. 15/10/2020
St Grwst Church, Conwy. News RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 14/10/2020
Stories Meet the multiple winners of the 2020 Museum of the Year Award This year, not one, but five museums were crowned winners of the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award.
News Ros Kerslake awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Heritage. 10/10/2020
Stories Black History Month: mental health and wellbeing for black workers in heritage World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October this year, during Black History Month. To mark both occasions, we spoke with a black museum employee to share their experiences within the sector.
