A major devolution of decision-making across the whole of the UK is at the heart of new plans to distribute more than £1billion of National Lottery money to the UK’s heritage over the next five years.

We have a new name – The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It’s a new chapter for us, although much of the great work we do remains the same.

Ray Macfarlane will join the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Board as the Scotland Trustee on 1 April 2019.

Thirty five million plastic bottles are used every day in the UK, contributing to what is widely acknowledged as a crisis for our environment.

Three new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland opened to the public this week. It marks the completion of a 15-year, £80million redevelopment, creating one of the world’s finest museums.

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The airfield that played a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain is now home to a National Lottery funded museum, sharing the stories and voices of those who lived and served there.

£4.6million will save the West Norwood cemetery's listed monuments, improve its habitat for London’s urban wildlife and boost community activity.

A scheme to restore and enhance the wildlife habitats, landscapes and cultural heritage of the Central Chilterns has been awarded a National Lottery grant of £2million.