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From "unsettlement" to a new future

Blogs

09/06/2020

… a path to a shared future and away from our violent past? "What counted then as triumph for some was still felt as … and two new parliaments. Yet across that century, what counted then as triumph for some was still felt as … story and place to connect people. The Heritage Lottery Fund (as it was then) and the Northern Ireland Community …

New Heritage Index highlights potential for areas to make more of local heritage

Dundee City Centre Glynn Satterley

News

23/09/2015

… RSA think tank, in collaboration with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Heritage Index reveals which areas enjoy the … their heritage; identify its potential; and capitalise on what make their areas distinctive. We hope it will encourage debate about what heritage is and how it is best recognised and properly …

HLF's new First World War Programme opens in Yorkshire and Humber

News

15/05/2013

… and Humber 15/05/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching First World War: then and now, a … helping to launch the scheme across the UK, by exploring what the legacy of the First World War means to them and … as a military hospital during the conflict, to exploring what everyday life was like for civilians across the …

'Postcards from the Park' Southwark winner meets Chris Packham and Mike McCartney

News

07/09/2010

… competition was organised by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) in partnership with … getting some fresh air. I took this photo in late July and what inspired me was the sheer peace and quiet on a perfect … getting some fresh air. I took this photo in late July and what inspired me was the sheer peace and quiet on a perfect …

Museum of Oxford wins Sustainable Project of the Year

Art installation at the Queering Spires exhibition

Stories

22/09/2020

… the inaugural winner of The National Lottery Heritage Fund-sponsored Sustainable Project of the Year Award at … building was also highly commended by the judges. What the Museum of Oxford did to win An art installation at … advice: “Before you start the project, ask yourself what ‘sustainability’ means to you in this particular …

How Thanks To You made a big difference to a small project

Blogs

09/08/2019

… papers The community loved having the chance to find out what was going on behind the scenes. We think everyone went … away understanding that the reason that we are able to do what we do is directly linked to the funding we receive from … Over the past 25 years , The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been the largest dedicated grant funder of the UK’s …

Museum acquires Jean de la Valette portrait bust

News

02/12/2011

… Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Malta in 1565, in what was to become one of the most famous military actions in … the west. Wesley Kerr, Chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund for London, explains the significance of the … Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Malta in 1565, in what was to become one of the most famous military actions in …

Long read: the future of The Piece Hall

Stories

02/07/2019

… successes and challenges along the way. Read: Part one: what saving Piece Hall did for Halifax . Cultural cachet … and the start of the Tour de Yorkshire. “Halifax is not what you associate with a typical northern town," Chris … and funding from bodies like The National Lottery Heritage Fund is an important “part of the mix”. Creating a …

£1.2million for Lady Lever Art Gallery

The Lady Lever Art Gallery will be transformed Fotography

News

21/10/2014

… Art Gallery forward with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund. 2014 marks the centenary of the laying of the … 25 March 1914 King George V laid the foundation stone for what was to become one of the UK’s finest art galleries Lady … 25 March 1914 King George V laid the foundation stone for what was to become one of the UK’s finest art galleries Lady …

Cornwall’s Victorian Silicon Valley secures over £1.5m for bold new heritage development

News

27/01/2012

… Thanks to an injection of £125,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Fund and a further £1.44 million from the Heritage Lottery … “Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is the unassuming home to what was once the centre of Britain’s technological … hasn’t gone unnoticed by the media either; the BBC’s ‘What the Victorians Did For Us’, ‘Coast’ and most recently …

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