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Inclusion, access and participation: eight ways to improve your project’s reach and impact

Women attending Wayfinding project
Supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in the great outdoors. Photo: Wayfinding project.

Stories

… in British history. Photo: The Big House Theatre Company. What we expect from projects Every project we fund must take into account how they will support greater … our inclusion good practice guidance for advice and ideas. What you can expect from us We want to make sure our funding …

How to engage young and diverse audiences with your archives

Shjodi Ison

Blogs

… Shjodi Ison shares her experiences of joining a Heritage Fund project as an apprentice, the positive impact of … felt truer to real working life, and I got a good idea of what the role would involve. Gaining a variety of experiences … been here, I’ve already gained so much! I’ve learned about what’s involved in developing and delivering performances, …

Top tips for a successful Heritage Horizon Awards project

News

… Louise Stewart, CEO of Alexandra Palace, discusses what she has learned from running an £18.8million National … out... We were so busy delivering the project." "I think what we did really well was we weren't afraid to ask others … be. The relationship that we've had with the Heritage Fund team has been strengthened because of that, because …

Places of worship in Scotland and Wales targeted for National Lottery support

A Heritage Fund member of staff talks with two people at a stall inside a large church
Members of the Heritage Fund's Scotland team attended an event at Paisley Abbey.

News

… for National Lottery support Members of the Heritage Fund's Scotland team attended an event at Paisley Abbey. … facing historic religious heritage  For full details of what Heritage in Need: Places of Worship can fund go to our  … facing historic religious heritage  For full details of what Heritage in Need: Places of Worship can fund go to our  …

How collaboration helped Belfast Archive Project reach new audiences

A group of young boys sneak a view through gaps in a Belfast peace wall.
Peacelines I. Photo: Frankie Quinn. Shared with permission of Belfast Archive Project.

Projects

… people pass, the knowledge of who’s in those photographs, what they show, is lost. We want to capture that; combining … people pass, the knowledge of who’s in those photographs, what they show, is lost. We want to capture that; combining …

'Huge demand' for new Heritage Horizon Awards

Ros Kerslake

News

… transformational projects. The National Lottery Heritage Fund asked for Expressions of Interest – a light-touch way of … group of major projects that will set a new benchmark for what can be achieved through investment in heritage." Ros … group of major projects that will set a new benchmark for what can be achieved through investment in heritage.” What …

The story of people's parks

Paul Rabbitts
Paul Rabbitts

Blogs

… Rabbitts, parks historian and writer As the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) announces it will continue investing in public … of research and evidence gathering by parks people and what they discovered mirrored what the Victorian reformers of the early part of the 19th …

How Wentworth Woodhouse uses digital storytelling

Three people working on a film shoot - one person operating a camera, another directing and a third looking on

Videos

… function is benefitting this historic house in Rotherham. What started out as a mission to share the restoration of … opportunities to locals. Thanks to a recent Heritage Fund grant, the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust has … Woodhouse’s Grade II* listed Camellia House 15/05/2025 … What started out as a mission to share the restoration of …

UK Heritage Pulse – your voice heard

Tom Walters

Blogs

… 30/11/2021 Tom Walters, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Head of Research, Data & Insight Our Head of Research, … launched this project  just a few weeks ago.  Listening to what you have to say My profession might make me a little … the frontline of the sector to help us understand what it needs and how we should direct our funding and our …

Sleaford’s historic drinking fountain to enter the fightback against plastic waste

People standing by water fountain

News

… bottles are used every day in the UK, contributing to what is widely acknowledged as a crisis for our environment. … back. Thanks to a £34,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, the town’s ornate Bristol Water Fountain will be … bottles are used every day in the UK, contributing to what is widely acknowledged as a crisis for our environment. …

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