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Celebration of the Forest

News

… project thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and other funding, will host its official opening ceremony on … regeneration stage of the project is a major milestone and a fantastic tribute to a huge amount of hard work by … restoration project is the refurbished pavilion which now includes a cafeteria space, public toilets, changing …

In the fight for equality, understanding our heritage matters

Carli Harper-Penman

Blogs

… Harper-Penman, Executive Director, Business Innovation and Insight (interim) Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, … an event which sparked the modern LGBT+ rights movement and inspired a generation. 28 June 1969 On 28 June 1969, the … has been hard won, but relatively rapid. Most of the UK now enjoys full LGBT+ legal equality, and sometimes it can be …

Applications open for second round of Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Red tailed Bumblebee - Princes Park meadow, Falkirk (c)Claire Pumfrey

News

… across England to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with nature. Almost £40m was awarded to 68 … in the first round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. Now environmental charities and their partners have another opportunity to apply for …

HLF supporting a new chapter for Hay Castle

Ochr Ogleddol Castell y Gelli fel y mae yn gyfredol

News

… a new chapter for Hay Castle 23/05/2014 Heritage and literature can often link together powerfully and beautifully. At the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the … have supported the restoration of Cwmdonkin Park and are now funding a major development of the Dylan Thomas Centre, …

Brackley Town Hall restoration project secures Lottery support

Brackley Town Hall

News

… business confidence, delivering community activities and new public spaces.  It is hoped that the project can deliver the sensitive conservation and restoration of the building whilst introducing exciting … as un-related villages at the bottom and top of what is now the High Street.  This theme of using the building as way …

How we are planning to boost the heritage sector's digital potential

Tom Steinberg

Blogs

… story of my role at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and it is certainly a match that has lit a fuse. Taking a … with very different needs When it comes to digital, right now the entire heritage sector can be very roughly divided … certain digital skills, if they’d like to have a go. And then we’ll be offering help to those who decide to give it a …

Public parks under threat

News

… its first report to comprehensively review the condition and management of the UK’s public parks. Two decades of public and Lottery investment has ensured that the majority of UK … Lottery funding sparked a parks renaissance but that is now at risk. We realise these are financially tough times and …

Restoring and reusing historic buildings as affordable housing in Warwick

A stone chapel in the foreground, a derelict timber-framed building covered in plastic sheeting in the background
The site has been on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register since the first edition in 1998. Credit: Warwick District Council.

Projects

… Restoring and reusing historic buildings as affordable housing in … Work started in July 2026 to repair a timber-framed barn and a stone chapel at St Michael’s Place , just outside of … and incredible support from the local community. We are now able to ensure that St Michael’s Place will return to …

How becoming a Digital Hero transformed my career and my confidence

A photo of Gopika Jayasree outside on a sunny day
Gopika Jayasree.

Blogs

… How becoming a Digital Hero transformed my career and my confidence Gopika Jayasree. 08/11/2023 Gopika Jayasree … I applied for jobs but received rejection after rejection and my mental health suffered. But I’m nothing if not … focusing on upskilling myself in user experience design. I now freelance in user experience design and work part time at …

25 years: from church to grime, Waltham Forest celebrates its heritage

Rory Sky

Stories

… a winner!” - Rory Sky What links a church, a dry cleaners and grime music? A difficult question but in this London … at least, it’s clear – it's National Lottery investment and a growing sense of pride. A place of heritage In Lloyd … A place to live and work “We’ve been here 16, 17 years now.” Apollo Dry Cleaners is a family business and one which …

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