Children and young people
Over the past 25 years, we are proud to have invested over £60million across the UK in projects working with children and young people. This includes the £10m Kick the Dust programme.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is committed to making heritage more inclusive and accessible to a wider range of people and this includes the younger generations. We know that children and young people can play a significant role in creating innovative and exciting heritage projects that really speak to them.
Explore some of our work below and find inspiration for your project, then discover whether your idea is eligible for funding.

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A revolution in industrial heritage

Blogs
Hope Streets: moving a heritage festival online

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Reflecting and adapting to empower young people

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Kick the Dust Norfolk Journeys: helping young people into work

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Time for a change: outdoor learning for every child

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Breaking down barriers to nature for young Black people

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Helping all young people get hands on with nature

Blogs
A practical guide to more inclusive hiring
Projects
Who Wants To Be An Olympian?
Pakiki Theatre’s Who wants to be an Olympian? project will explore the sporting heritage of the Olympics and Paralympics with young people in Newham.
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Olympics 2012 Legacy Songbook
Newham Music Trust will create a music programme to help Newham’s schools explore the positive impact London 2012 had on the area.
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Charity YHA awarded almost £1million from the Culture Recovery Fund

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£2.7million funding for Grimsby Youth Zone

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South Wales wellbeing garden wins National Lottery award

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£7million legacy for nature and communities for the Queen’s Jubilee

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£3.2million for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project

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HHA2019 Peatland Progress: A New Vision for the Fens
We have awarded more than £8million to this ground-breaking project that addresses climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity loss and the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
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All The Moor Butterflies: preserving rare species and improving wellbeing
This project helped to safeguard some of South West England’s rarest butterfly and moth species. The conservation work engaged a wider range of people through working with partners.
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Podcasts: how the heritage sector is embracing the trend

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