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Britain’s last major bell foundry saved

Taylor Bell Foundry Loughborough - row of bells created by the foundry

Stories

… bells hung in the cathedrals, churches, universities and public buildings of over 100 countries. 20 million people in Britain, and hundreds of millions worldwide, hear a Taylor's bell … Heritage Fund grant, the Grade II* listed foundry will now be restored. Hannah Taylor, chair of the Loughborough …

Mukesh Sharma: my passion for heritage

Mukesh Sharma MBE

Blogs

… Mukesh Sharma MBE, Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee and Trustee on The National Lottery Heritage Fund Board … Lottery Heritage Fund’s Northern Ireland Committee and Trustee for Northern Ireland, tells us about his … Committee . I’ve been a committee member for three years now and have learnt a lot about the ever-changing heritage …

René Olivieri appointed interim Chair

René Olivieri

News

… interim Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund following Sir Peter … René has been a member of the Board since March 2018 and has chaired the Finance, Staffing & Resources and … one of Charlotte Brontë’s rare  ‘little books’ .  "We are now entering the Fund’s 40th anniversary year so we will be …

Blyth Tall Ship kept afloat thanks to National Lottery funding

Person using drill
Trainee Scott Dixon

News

… from our Heritage Emergency Fund , ensuring that workshops and training opportunities could carry on. The organisation … Tall Ship, feared the worst. With public events cancelled and the ability to sail the ship gone, all sources of … getting my Level 2 NVQ working on these great boats!” Now, Clive Gray is looking to the future. He said: “We were …

Improving Futures: Volunteering for Wellbeing

IWM North volunteer group
IWM North volunteer group Jason Lawton / IWM North

Projects

… been made for me… People over 50, long-term out of work and in need of a confidence boost and tools [were helped] to climb back up into the working … One participant said: “I can see life in a different way now, I don't want to stay home, lonely and depressed any …

Seven days to celebrate #MuseumWeek 2019

Kids at museums

News

… you do, notice what makes your heart beat faster. Embrace and act on it. Care and dare...” For more advice from Esme and other … first all-military expedition to scale Everest. They are now on display in the new Soldier Gallery at the National …

Learning to listen - top tips for a great oral history interview

Man in blue shirt

Blogs

… Perks, Lead Curator of Oral History at the British Library and Secretary/Editor of the Oral History Society. Recording … not only tells you what happened but why and how they now think about it. Memory and its retelling are complex, … you are interviewing more than a few close family members, then you will need to do some background research. Make sure …

Bringing people together in green spaces

Young people in a wood
Young people involved in Middlesbrough Environment City's Green Shoots project

Stories

… nature in urban areas is helping unemployed young people and refugees find a fresh start. Since December 2020, we’ve … which are providing nature-based training and activities for local people – and bringing the wild into … of these trainees, Jamie Richardson and Jack Beaumont, are now nearing the end of their six-month placements where they …

Inclusion isn't a 'challenge', it's a chance for exciting possibilities

Becki Morris and Zoe Partington

Blogs

… Morris, director of Disability Collaborative Network, and Zoe Partington, artist and consultant Two disabled women … excuse. For example, if all your staff use sign language then communication is improved and you don't need to buy in … as possible. The Disability Collaborative Network is now part of EMBED , which is a way of sharing things we have …

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