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Nine ways to celebrate 2019

Stories

23/12/2019

… funded since the first National Lottery draw in 1994 – and looking forward, with our new name, structure and ways we give out our grants. This is just a few of the … the way we invest in the UK's most-loved heritage. We now have open programmes of funding from £3,000 up to …

Titanic Drawing Offices and Northern Counties to be transformed with Lottery grants

Nicky Dunn and Carole Souter in Drawing Office One

Nicky Dunn and Carole Souter in the famous Drawing Office One

News

11/10/2013

… Titanic Drawing Offices and Northern Counties to be transformed with Lottery grants … because the cost of repair has meant that - until now - they were not commercially viable. The Lottery … the development of the project. Detailed proposals are then considered by HLF at second-round and as long as plans …

Got an innovative idea to make your local park financially fit?

News

04/11/2013

… programme, Rethinking Parks , Nesta, Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund will support the most innovative and promising new business models for public parks. The … in Fife, Scotland; and, a cemetery in Bristol that is now managed by a local friends group. It also looked abroad …

£1.4million Lottery funding for Gwynedd’s culture and heritage

News

15/10/2013

… £1.4million Lottery funding for Gwynedd’s culture and heritage 15/10/2013 The funding awarded to Gwynedd … grant awarded by the HLF will go towards the relocation and the redevelopment of the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery , … for a long time. It is excellent that HLF funding will now help transform this building and the surrounding area so …

Dylan Thomas Centre set to become a world-class exhibition for learning

News

12/03/2013

… 12/03/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given City and County of Swansea (CCS) the green light to progress plans … a permanent exhibition devoted to the famous Welsh poet, and to create more opportunities for local people and … a whole. There is huge competition for our grants so CCS now needs to develop its plans fully in order to compete for …

HLF digs deep for coal dynasty’s former home

News

04/02/2013

… Cardiff, was built for a wealthy coal dynasty in 1856 and is a symbol of South Wales' rich industrial past. The … we're all delighted. The restoration and building work can now begin as we enter a new and exciting phase in the story … fashions of their day: first Victorian Gothic by James and then Neo-Georgian by George Frederick. The Old Dining Room, …

Black and brown faces in green spaces

Blogs

19/08/2020

… Black and brown faces in green spaces Future Heritage 19/08/2020 Dr … and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Such projects then become institutionally racist. Programmes are delivered … people. Black Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPoC) is now gaining traction. 3. Embed posts within the BIPoC …

COVID19:Learning through Landscapes

Projects

… by engaging pupils with nature. Throughout September and October 2020, Learning Through Landscapes trialled an … makes me want to go into the woods when I’m older, or even now, with my friends or family, and go out camping, and explore the wildlife. A pupil …

A new approach to supporting religious buildings

Blogs

05/04/2017

… Environment Sara Crofts sets out how HLF is helping time and resource-stretched congregations access National Lottery … of worship sit at the very heart of our local communities and over the last few months there have been a number of … well as activities to engage people in their heritage. We now believe it is time to give congregations even greater …

Splashing the cash: £10.1million to help widen heritage talent pool

Bydd hyfforddeion yn dysgu sgiliau morwriaeth a churadurol National Historic Ships UK

News

13/03/2017

… in 18 projects across the UK to help train a new and more diverse generation of heritage craftspeople, digital specialists and entrepreneurs. A strong focus will be placed on people … following their training. Skills for the Future is now closed to further applications. As part of this …

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