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Meet our committees: Megan de Silva

Megan de Silva, Aelod Pwyllgor Cymru
Megan de Silva, Aelod Pwyllgor Cymru

Blogs

… the hurdles she overcame to join the committee for Wales - and why she's glad she did. Why did you want to join an HLF … at work. I thought: “I’m passionate about heritage, people and communities and I really care about the environment. I’ve … as possible and they always arrive with plenty of time. I now look forward to the days when they arrive. What would you …

Free offers for National Lottery players across the UK

Children running through large arch
Credit: Nottingham Castle

News

… of National Lottery funding has helped communities, people and organisations impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) … offers from across the UK:  Burton Constable Hall and Grounds, East Yorkshire Burton Constable Burton Constable … its Grade I listed stable block. The stable kitchen now serves up refreshments and treats for visitors. National …

Let's celebrate

Tân gwyllt ym mharc Whitworth
Noson agoriadol yn y Whitworth. 'Blakean Abstract' gan Cornelia Parker 'Blakean Cemegol' - tân gwyllt gyda meteor y tu mewn (a osodwyd i ffwrdd gan Breath of a Physicist). / Llun: David Levene

News

… the UK. In Manchester, Maria Balshaw’s inspired leadership and vision has taken the Whitworth Gallery to a new point and … will come for the celebration, drawn by the media hype and then return for the buzz of the place, as much as for the art … Christmas in Wales’. These young people and their families now know beyond doubt that this centre of excellence is a …

After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration

Milton Brown

Stories

… After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration 08/10/2019 Huddersfield community leader … and father go through racism, I went through it at school. Then when I came out of the military, I couldn’t even get a … Huddersfield and beyond – they want to do their own film now, the Muslim communities, the Irish. The story of …

Christmas cash boost secures future for seven historic churches

News

… 20/12/2013 The money will make vital repair work possible and help to ensure they remain at the heart of the … to its roof. With woodpeckers chipping away at the spire and crows nesting in the bell chamber it is sadly … today and has been described as a ‘sieve’ by experts. Now, the Grade I listed church will be made watertight so …

Chief Executive awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Ros Kerslake

News

… important – it creates jobs, supports wellbeing, tourism and local economies and makes our towns, cities and rural areas better places to … care from NHS staff at The Royal Marsden, I am thankfully now cancer free. Having faced these considerable challenges, …

Pitt Rivers Global Heritage Youth Action project

Teenagers in a museum

Projects

… collections in Oxford. Oxfordshire Youth Arts Partnership and the Pitt Rivers Museum joined forces to work with young … in mainstream school, supporting them to discover and interpret collections from around the globe. The two-year … It’s felt like the whole world was against me... Now I look at life differently.” Leigh, participant The …

The British Deaf Association secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment

News

… The three-year project aims to digitise this collection and put it at the heart of a wide-ranging education and outreach programme that will address the significant lack … rare footage of the 1935 World Games for the Deaf (now called Deaflympics) held in London. The films cover a …

‘Boston’ Manuscript of the Laws of Hywel Dda arrives home at NLW

News

… into the care of the Library’s conservators to be rebound and digitised. The manuscript was bought by the National … and in the National Library of Wales, where experts can now study and interpret it ensuring it is better understood … staff , conserved and a facsimile copy made and it will then be digitised so it can be exhibited on the Library’s …

Cathedrals: bringing the UK’s ancient monuments to life

Child using a touch screen in an interactive exhibition

News

… visitors’ experiences of cathedrals – inside, outside and online. We have invested around £130million  in … the UK, supporting more than 180  of these breath-taking and renowned places of worship. From the creation of a new … that will allow engaging and inspiring visitor experiences now and for generations to come.  “Lincoln Cathedral truly …

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