Children and young people
Heritage has a crucial role to play in enriching the lives of children and young people, creating a more inclusive society.
Since 1994, 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.
News
Newport Gun Girls and Girl Guides' film goes international
An animated film about the Newport Gun Girls will be shown at international film festivals around the world this year.
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People with learning disabilities tell their stories of friendship
A project celebrating the real life stories of friendships and relationships experienced by people with learning disabilities has been awarded nearly £400,000 of National Lottery funding.
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Celebrating friendship thanks to the National Lottery
An innovative project capturing the real life stories of friendships and relationships experienced by people with learning disabilities has been awarded nearly £400,000 of National Lottery funding.
Blogs
What heritage means to me: Jamie Davies
Jamie Davies tells us about juggling PhD study with being an HLF Committee member for Wales
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Aberystwyth's university college given £10million lifeline
More than £10million has been earmarked for a major restoration of Aberystwyth University’s iconic Old College, the birthplace of university education in Wales.
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New Life for Old College!
£10million National Lottery support to redevelop Wales’s oldest university college.
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Young people in Wales get hands on with heritage
Thanks to National Lottery players, £875,000 is helping involve more young Welsh people in heritage.
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Stars in their eyes
A few young people will get a taste of fame as they walk the red carpet at the premiere of a new film they have developed using Richard Burton’s teenage diaries. The Hollywood star and heartthrob was also a prolific diarist, and thanks to £34,000 of National Lottery funding young people from Burton
Blogs
Helping young people uncover town’s secrets with Richard Burton's diaries
Eirwen Hopkins led a group of young people to explore Port Talbot’s history through the diaries of Richard Burton.
News
Heritage, but not as we know it
Thanks to National Lottery players, young people across Wales are about to embark on a game-changing project that looks at the past in a whole new light.
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Wales’s unloved heritage is about to be reclaimed by the next generation
Thanks to National Lottery players, young people across Wales are about to embark on a project that has the power to change what we mean when we talk about heritage.
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Splashing the cash: £10.1million to help widen heritage talent pool
£10.1m investment in third round of our Skills for the Future programme.