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Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive

Two people sit in chairs holding hands with their other hands touching the leaves of a potted plant. Wires run from the plant to pads on the people's wrists. A smiling person in a Sense t-shirt watches.
Taking an inclusive approach to evaluation helps measure a wider range of people’s engagement. Image: Sense.

Stories

… Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive Taking an … of the experiences of staff and workshop participants were then shared with the public through interactive soundscape … coming forward. Making the stories of disabled people, now and through time, more visible can make a huge …

New £1million funding for digital volunteering

Three people sat at a desktop computer
Wentworth Woodhouse volunteers

News

… National Lottery Heritage Fund’s  2020 Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey and report  identified an appetite to develop digital skills … Full information of the digital volunteering funding is now available, including details on eligibility and how to …

Focus on… natural heritage in the West Midlands

Dr Tom Tew
Dr Tom Tew

Blogs

… West Midlands Dr Tom Tew 12/01/2015 Dr Tom Tew,  Trustee and Committee Member Lottery funding can help to save our natural and cultural heritage, and 2014 saw some great projects in … footpath to local fields and the river beyond. There is a now lot of evidence that ‘reconnecting with nature’ does us …

£13.5million to kickstart 22 heritage projects

An aerial view of the crescent-shaped Cleveland Pools. A Georgian lido in Bath
The Georgian-era Cleveland Pools in Bath. Image credit: Cleveland Pools

News

… sites impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19). Regeneration and maintenance projects that were planned before the pandemic, and are facing delays or increased costs, can now resume for the successful organisations. Ros Kerslake, …

A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion

Portrait of Andrew White Director or Wales

Blogs

… A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion 24/06/2021 Andrew White, Director of Wales at … Director of Wales at The National Lottery Heritage Fund. I then received a call from my former colleagues telling me to … with LGBT+ history, culture and heritage organisations now and into the future. Among the organisations we’ve …

At-risk heritage sites saved thanks to National Lottery support

The restored Georgian lido Cleveland Pools in Bath lit up at night
Cleveland Pools, Bath. Credit: Historic England Archive

News

… the intervention of local communities, charities, owners and councils. In 2022, there are a remarkable 233 examples … heritage sites removed from the Heritage at Risk Register, and given a new lease of life as part of their local … building was later gifted to the people of Coventry. It is now undergoing a major restoration project to be transformed …

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 …

Valuing the invaluable: a parks for all fund

Holly Lewis

Blogs

… 03/12/2020 Holly Lewis, co-founder of architecture and urbanism practice, We Made That Everyone likes a park. … appreciated how important they are to our way of lives and sense of wellbeing until recently. The value of our parks … will require us to question established models of value. "Now, of all times, we should recognise that investment in our …

Follow in the footsteps of ‘Gentleman Jack’ in Edinburgh

Anne Lister painting by Joshua Horner
©Shibden Hall

News

… A new walking tour following in the footsteps of diarist and world traveller Anne Lister will help people explore the LGBT+ history and culture of Edinburgh. Anne Lister, often described as the … in minute detail, her experiences and observations will now be shared more widely with the LGBT+ community as they …

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