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.
Advice: how to involve young people in heritage
Kick the Dust - what we learned in year two
Helping all young people get hands on with nature
Ways to meaningfully involve young people in heritage
Pitt Rivers Global Heritage Youth Action project
Young people at risk of exclusion showcased new talents, taking inspiration from museum collections in Oxford.
Crime & Punishment: A digital storytelling heritage collection youth project
The Crime and Punishment project used digital storytelling to explore the heritage of the criminal justice system with young people whose lives were affected by offending.
From Parks to Pavilions: The history of the first Asian cricket league in Yorkshire
Young people took leading roles to share the story of Yorkshire’s first Asian cricket leagues.
CreweCraft: Young Roots Crafting Crewe's Heritage in Minecraft
Young people in Crewe connected with the heritage of their town using digital gaming.
Teen Digital Takeover: getting young people into museums
Kick The Dust year one evaluation, February 2019
What is Kick the Dust?
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.
Podcasts: how the heritage sector is embracing the trend
Time for a change: outdoor learning for every child
Nature restores hope for children disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Hands on Heritage: youngsters research the LGBT+ past of Wales
The Hands on Heritage project at Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales’ enabled young people from diverse backgrounds to have an impact on the collections.
