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Lottery opens its doors to private business

HLF’s Historic Environment Advisor, Ben Greener
HLF’s Historic Environment Advisor, Ben Greener

Blogs

… Historic Environment Advisor, Ben Greener explains how the fund is making grants available to private businesses to secure the future of our historic buildings. In 2013, we published  New ideas need old buildings , the first … of how the UK’s historic buildings are used by businesses. What it revealed was remarkable and paved the way to a new …

Case study: heritage supporting revitalisation in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft

a night-time view of Great Yarmouth's waterfront
Great Yarmouth.

Stories

… Yarmouth and Lowestoft Great Yarmouth. 29/02/2024 Heritage Fund investment has helped kickstart regeneration in the … broad economic and social benefits. Over the last 30 years we’ve invested over £27million of National Lottery funding … “This exciting regeneration will be a stunning addition to what we are able to offer residents and visitors and …

LGBTQ hidden histories awarded National Lottery support in North Tyneside

Young people will explore LGBTQ heritage in North Tyneside
Young people will explore LGBTQ heritage in North Tyneside

News

… a £49,700 National Lottery grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the group of 14 to 25 year olds, themselves LGBTQ, … Tyneside. A participant in the project said: “Hearing what it used to be like makes me feel aggravated, livid, … people what the actual history of our community is and how we have grown and evolved.” Made possible by National Lottery …

Childrens’ poetry offers moving insight into life during the First World War

One of the young poets reading at Yarm1914 festival
One of the young poets reading at Yarm1914 festival

News

… Young poets have released a book of their work exploring what life was like on the Home Front and the Western Front … to think about the impact of war on ordinary people. We looked at the time, not just from the point of view of … also be interested in... YARM 1914 wins Heritage Lottery Fund support to commemorate the Centenary …

The Nishkam Centre: building heritage for future generations

Five people

News

… Manager at the Nishkam Centre, said of the project: “We were able to record the history of our forefathers’ … Centre were closed. They applied to our Heritage Emergency Fund for help. The £59,000 National Lottery funding they … of the UK. Every crisis offers the opportunity to re-think what and how we deliver services, and we’re glad to have had …

We’re supporting communities to secure the future of their churches

An interior view of a church altar with stained glass windows in the background
Interior view of St George’s Church in Jesmond.

News

… We’re supporting communities to secure the future of their … Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund In addition, we’ve awarded development grants (ahead of … for everyone, now and in the future. Find out more about what we can fund and explore examples of successful projects …

A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion

Portrait of Andrew White Director or Wales

Blogs

… White, Director of Wales at The National Lottery Heritage Fund Andrew White reflects on his first year as director of … I’ve experienced at The Fund. Also, to the organisations we have worked with over the past 12 months. Hitting the … making. In Wales, I am especially proud of the team and what we have achieved. Together with our partners, including …

Inspiring pride in place through a volunteer-supported festival

A young girl holds a cut out of a golden bird above her head. In the background are two adults working on a ladder.
The Flight of the Little Golden Swallow, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, is an installation of 150 gold leaf swallows on retail stores, community buildings and schools in and around Enniskillen centre. The swallows were created by Fermanagh artists Simon Carman and Helen Sharp. Credit: Brian Morrison.

Blogs

… International Beckett Festival Heritage Innovation Fund grantee Paul Sternberg shares how cohort working has … and present”. Paul Sternberg. It’s this potential that we’re aiming to excavate by tapping into Enniskillen’s rich … the storytellers who emerged from there. And all this in what for many years was perceived as a setting of contested …

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. … At Paisley Abbey near Glasgow last Friday (1 November), we announced £491,000 funding to support the Development … facing historic religious heritage  For full details of what Heritage in Need: Places of Worship can fund go to our  …

Have Your Say

News

… Have Your Say 08/03/2011 What matters to you most about the UK’s heritage? Perhaps … of £300m to allocate from 2013, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is asking people across the UK about what is … heritage and communities. In our public questionnaire, we’re asking people for their personal views on what we fund …

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