Children and young people
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.
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 explored the sporting heritage of the Olympics and Paralympics with young people in Newham.
Projects
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.
News
Charity YHA awarded almost £1million from the Culture Recovery Fund
News
£2.7million funding for Grimsby Youth Zone
Projects
Windrush Generations: Evolving Heritage
A group of young people working with the African Community Centre in Swansea led a project to uncover the stories of descendants of the Windrush generation living in South Wales.
Blogs
Reflecting and adapting to empower young people
News
South Wales wellbeing garden wins National Lottery award
News
£7million legacy for nature and communities for the Queen’s Jubilee
Projects
Colonial Countryside: Reinterpreting English Country Houses
The University of Leicester provides opportunities for children to explore and think about British imperial history at National Trust Houses.
News
£3.2million for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project
Projects
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.