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Telling the nation's stories

Sir Peter Luff

Blogs

… looks back at five years at The National Lottery Heritage Fund. After five years, I’ve really learned one thing about … United Kingdom and everywhere I’ve gone I’ve seen pride in what has been achieved. I’ve seen joy – whether at the … a story, and at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, what we really do is help the nation’s storytellers. By inspiring …

Twelve pioneering projects shortlisted for Heritage Horizon Awards

Cairngorms National Park
Cairngorms National Park Credit: Mark Hamblin/2020VISION/CNPA

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… 27/02/2020 The National Lottery Heritage Fund is inviting 12 projects that have shown vision, ambition … £100m in total, designed to revolutionise UK heritage. “We asked for ambitious, innovative and transformational … too. The panel was really impressed and inspired by what it saw."   Eilish McGuinness, Executive Director and …

Remembering the Peterloo Massacre – 200 years on

Radical Read

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… freedom from oppression, young people are expressing what protest means to them today. In 1819, more than 60,000 … to them today. Here are some of the excellent projects we’ve seen take place so far: Peterloo 2019 Animation – … event was supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England. It was organised by Read …

Saving LGBTQ+ stories before they are lost forever

Pride march 1974
Pride march, 1974. Credit: Wikimedia

Stories

… march, 1974. Credit: Wikimedia 01/02/2022 A new Heritage Fund project might be the last chance to capture the … of the people who lived through this turbulent time. We spoke to Jez Dolan and David Dolan Martin from the project about what they hope to achieve.  Where did the idea come from? Jez …

Public parks and urban green spaces

A group of gardening volunteers stand in a walled garden planting
Royal Caledonian Horticulture Society volunteers, Saughton Park, Edinburgh.

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… resource, benefiting people’s lives, wellbeing and health. We want to fund projects that connect more people to nature, and help … Council/ Mark Holloway How our pioneering programme showed what a vital public resource parks are … Council/ Mark Holloway How our pioneering programme showed what a vital public resource parks are …

Seeking innovators to pioneer new ways of working

People standing in front of a glass wall covered in Post-it notes

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… on 21 July 2022 to include links to future workshops . How we work, who is part of the heritage workforce and what skills we need are essential considerations for meeting … advice and cohort collaboration, our Heritage Innovation Fund will help organisations nurture experimental new ideas …

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 … they are lost to time. This is important to make sure we collect diverse stories and represent different people in …

Heritage Treasures Day 2019 announced

Two hands holding a drawing
Emery Walker's house

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… or a tour led by an enthusiastic project volunteer – what is your favourite heritage, what does heritage mean to … picture and take a look at what everyone else has picked. We will reshare our top posts. [quote=Ros Kerslake, HLF Chief … and want to explore.”[/quote] The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is the largest funder of heritage in the UK and …

Help us to be a more inclusive funder

Bhangra dancers
Dancers taking part in the Bhangra Renaissance project in Kirklees

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… in the Bhangra Renaissance project in Kirklees 16/12/2021 We're carrying out research to ensure fair and equal access … why we are commissioning independent research to find out what we can do to provide more equitable access and better … able to complete the survey, please contact the Heritage Fund's Insight Manager, Vanessa Moore, via email: …

Grantee Q&A: setting out your project vision and adapting to succeed

a tour guide speaks to a group of five people standing around an information board in a stone building
Tours of Boston Lodge help visitors understand the site's heritage. Photo: Chris Parry.

Stories

… the site's heritage. Photo: Chris Parry. 30/03/2026 We asked Ffestiniog Railway Company’s General Manager Paul … to life for visitors and engage nearly 600 volunteers. What did you find most challenging about your application and … Send a project enquiry and talk to your local Heritage Fund team as you develop your idea. What one thing do you …

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