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Driving long-term positive change through place-based funding
We investigate the impact of our funding for placemaking and explore how our we can better support people and places to thrive across the UK.
Publications
Placing heritage at the heart of communities
We compare the findings of our two £22m Great Place Schemes to learn how culture and heritage can drive positive change locally.
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Environmental sustainability good practice guidance
The Heritage Fund is committed to supporting nature recovery and environmental sustainability across all our activity. We expect the projects we fund to help protect the environment.
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Grants for Places of Worship programme evaluation
An evaluation of sixty projects from the Grants for Places of Worship programme demonstrates the role these buildings continue to play in the daily lives of their communities.
Stories
Changing lives: Jade's journey from care to college
In her 22 years, Jade has experienced more hardship than most people encounter in a lifetime. Born to a heroin addict mother, Jade spent most of her childhood in the care system. Asked about the happy times in her childhood, Jade is unequivocal: the years living with her grandma in Trimdon village.
Stories
Changing lives: how Sean is helping others leave addiction behind
Right in the centre of Bristol, next to the busy bus station, is the city’s oldest building, the 900-year-old National Lottery-funded St James Priory Church. On the same site is St James House, a residential support centre for people recovering from addiction. Both are run by St James House Project