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Wear it out: The culture and heritage of LGBTQ+ dress in Sussex, 1917-2017
Queer Looks exhibition at Brighton Museum. Credit: Tessa Hallmann
Projects
… Wear it out: The culture and heritage of LGBTQ+ dress in Sussex, 1917-2017 Queer Looks … owners also provided oral histories. 16 of the outfits are now in RPM’s permanent collection, whilst five further … from us before? Try starting with a smaller project, then build from there. Contact your local office for help …
Heritage Lottery Fund first major grantgiver to require carbon footprints in funding applications
News
… out its new strategic framework for 2013 – 2018, HLF will now ask all applicants requesting funding above £2m to … many HLF-supported projects involving building expansion and a growth in visitor numbers, HLF’s Board of Trustees felt … the carbon footprint of the utilities consumption and visitor travel associated with their projects, and …
Keeping our clocks and watches working
Abby Wardill, British Horological Institute trainee
Blogs
… Keeping our clocks and watches working Abby Wardill, British Horological … as a modern-day horologist. I was born in Yorkshire but now live in Henley-on-Thames where I am a watch assembler at … are skills that transferred well to watchmaking. Since then I have come to love the intricate and beautiful nature …
RSPB NI set to reopen nature reserves thanks to emergency funding
Photo credit: Stephen Maxwell
Stories
… Northern Ireland can safely reopen some visitor facilities and connect people with the nature on their doorstep. The … is the biggest nature conservation organisation in Europe and has been operating in Northern Ireland for over fifty … will mean that some of the charity’s nature reserves can now start to safely re-open. With thousands of visitors a …
New showcase for 1,000 years of UK sculpture
Newlyn Fisherman Memorial by Tom Leaper Promenade. Credit: Bruce Hobbs & Art UK
News
… online for the very first time. Art UK has photographed and digitised more than 36,000 sculptures on public display and held-in collections across the UK – and now you can see them all online. The digital archive …
Welsh island puffins protected thanks to Heritage Emergency Fund grant
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… for the vast colonies of rare seabirds that nest on Skomer and Skokholm. Normally the puffins that nest on Skomer and Skokholm Islands, off the coast of Pembrokeshire in … made through our Heritage Emergency Fund , the wardens can now continue protecting the islands' seabirds and other …
More than £24million awarded to heritage projects across the UK
Crystal Palace Park
Photo: Chris Gorman.
News
… 28/03/2023 From John O’Groats to Penzance, across Wales and Northern Ireland, we’re supporting the protection and conservation of parks, built heritage, memories and more. … heritage is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. You might also be interested in... …
VE Day anniversary transforms into celebrations at home
Headstone Manor & Museum. Credit: Harrow Museum Collection
Harrow Museum Collection
Stories
… are finding ways to celebrate. From Stay at Home parties and online swing dance lessons to radio plays, online … in south Devon . Stories from Harrow Mike Pearce, now 82, was living in Harrow, London, in 1945. He was seven … got back from staying in a shelter all evening, Betty, then 14, hid behind the kitchen door as her parents and her …
How we plan to invest over £1billion between 2023–2026
Leeds Town Hall.
News
… plans, we share details about our budgets, priorities and changes to our funding programmes. When we published our … presented our vision for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. Today, our first delivery plan sets …