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National Lottery Awards 2021 shortlist announced – which project gets your vote?

Four children face camera smiling. They are dressed in historic outfits. They are near an exhibition.

Children attend a Mackintosh at the Willow event

News

15/09/2021

… funded projects that are making a difference for people and heritage across the UK. Since 1994, the National Lottery … National Lottery Awards celebrate the inspirational people and projects who do extraordinary things with the help of … National Lottery funding. Mackintosh at the Willow is now a ‘living museum’ and social enterprise, providing …

Recording the stories of Wiltshire's Arctic Star Veterans

Projects

… Monkton Local Authority Wiltshire Applicant Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Award Given £10000 The project is identifying and recording the stories of Arctic convoy veterans. During … ‘suicide missions’ suffered high casualties. The veterans, now in their late 80s and 90s will have their portraits and …

'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas

Projects

… a famous main-line steam locomotive based on the Keighley and the Worth Valley Railway. 45596 Bahamas was used … Midland and Scottish Railway between 1934 and 1948 and then by nationalised British Railways until 1966. It ran more … the future of this 1934 Jubilee class 45596 Bahamas is now assured and its dedicated volunteers hope the engine will …

Research into the fallen: restoring a war monument and creating a memorial garden

Montgomery First World War monument

Projects

… Research into the fallen: restoring a war monument and creating a memorial garden Montgomery First World War monument First World War: Then and Now Date awarded 29/01/2014 Location Forden and Montgomery …

Aber Valley good cause needs local votes to win major award

News

25/06/2013

… major award 25/06/2013 The project commemorates the men and boys who lost their lives in the biggest mining disaster … history 100 years ago. The National Lottery Awards reward and recognise the inspirational impact of National Lottery … the life-changing influence of National Lottery funding. Now for the hard part, every one of the nominees is a winner …

Lottery boost for Belfast Hills

News

06/12/2011

… proposals for their Landscape Partnership (LP) scheme , and following twelve months of detailed planning and development the full award has now been secured. The LP programme acts as a catalyst to …

Luton: A vibrant, diverse town with a rich heritage identity

Six people posing for a picture in front of a Jazz music archive, including posters and frames

Engagement Manager Dawn Bainbridge (centre) on the job – visiting a jazz archive project

Blogs

03/05/2022

… Midlands & East, Dawn Bainbridge, tells us about our work and investment into Luton’s heritage – one of our 13 Areas of … there – from its cultural diversity, historic buildings and ancient river Lea that runs through the town, to the huge … identifies heritage themes and plans for the town to use now and for future generations. Since the initial project, …

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

31/07/2023

… gold leaf swallows on retail stores, community buildings and schools in and around Enniskillen centre. The swallows were created by … existed, what would have been missing from Enniskillen now?’. I would never have thought of asking that, but it’s …

Supporting heritage now and in the future

Blogs

28/07/2022

… Supporting heritage now and in the future Future Heritage 28/07/2022 Eilish … how we are responding to the heritage sector’s challenges and invites you to contribute to our ambitious new long-term …

#MidlandsEastHeritageA2Z

News

09/09/2019

… W for Walsall chimes with me as a town full of surprising and fascinating National Lottery Heritage Fund sites." … music. If you have an idea to celebrate Walsall's heritage then book a slot to chat with us @One_Walsall 24/09 … was a major visitor attraction, but declined in the 70s. Now beautifully restored thanks to #volunteers and …

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