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How can young people help older generations reveal the stories of our past?

Alfred Chung

Blogs

14/03/2017

How can young people help older generations reveal the stories of our past? Alfred Chung 14/03/2017 Alfred Chung, Family Team Leader, Wai Yin Society Alfred Chung, Wai Yin Society, reflects on the experience of running his intergenerational oral history …

How Stonehenge can improve mental health and wellbeing

Sunrise on the summer solstice at Stonehenge

News

21/06/2018

How Stonehenge can improve mental health and wellbeing Sunrise on the summer solstice at Stonehenge 21/06/2018 The worshippers and revellers who come together each mid-summer to commune with the ancient stones in Wiltshire are onto something. An …

Wales great places receive National Lottery boost

News

28/03/2018

Wales great places receive National Lottery boost 28/03/2018 Five special places across Wales are celebrating today as they share close to £1.5million of National Lottery money to support their future cultural development. From the North Wales slate …

Exploring Manchester’s links to the West African textiles industry

Blogs

06/02/2017

Exploring Manchester’s links to the West African textiles industry 06/02/2017 Michelle Ayavoro, Creative Development Manager, Creative Hands Foundation Michelle Ayavoro reveals how she found the inspiration for her project in the surprising links between …

Celebrate Heritage Treasures day with our 15 fun facts

In the Armada Portrait, Elizabeth I's pearls are symbols of chastity and the moon

News

11/01/2019

Celebrate Heritage Treasures day with our 15 fun facts In the Armada Portrait, Elizabeth I's pearls are symbols of chastity and the moon 11/01/2019 Happy #HeritageTreasures day! In celebration, here are 15 of our favourite facts from just some of the …

Changing lives: how seeing into the past shaped Victoria’s future

Stories

05/06/2017

Changing lives: how seeing into the past shaped Victoria’s future 05/06/2017 Victoria overcame personal challenges to go from intern to employment, thanks to this National Lottery funded project. A chance meeting in a busy charity office was to determine …

Music to Bristol’s ears! Historic music hall given the go-ahead for restoration project

Bristol Music Trust has secured nearly £5m to redevelop Colston Music Hall

Colston Hall is run by Bristol Music Trust Bristol Music Trust

News

01/05/2018

Music to Bristol’s ears! Historic music hall given the go-ahead for restoration project Colston Hall is run by Bristol Music Trust Bristol Music Trust 01/05/2018 It’s the site of a famous Beatles flour-bombing incident, and suffragettes Vera Holme and …

Is evaluation the secret to a successful HLF project?

Project helpers next to a National Lottery funded sign

There’s a correlation between the quality of the evaluation and the quality of the project

News

12/09/2018

Is evaluation the secret to a successful HLF project? There’s a correlation between the quality of the evaluation and the quality of the project 12/09/2018 Newly published review reveals what makes a good project evaluation. A comprehensive review of the …

Cairngorms 2030: people and nature thriving together

Three people look down over a valley with mountains in the distance

Braemar view. Credit: Cameron Cosgrove

Projects

Cairngorms 2030: people and nature thriving together Braemar view. Credit: Cameron Cosgrove Heritage Horizon Awards Date awarded 29/06/2021 Location Badenoch and Strathspey Local Authority Highland Applicant Cairngorms National Park Authority Award Given …

Secrets of the archives

A rather young-looking Johnny Vegas, winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition in 1997. Leicester Folks Telling Jokes

Blogs

16/11/2018

Secrets of the archives A rather young-looking Johnny Vegas, winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition in 1997. Leicester Folks Telling Jokes 16/11/2018 Amy Freeborn, Online Communities Manager The UK’s archives are full of …

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