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Public parks and urban green spaces

A group of gardening volunteers stand in a walled garden planting
Royal Caledonian Horticulture Society volunteers, Saughton Park, Edinburgh.

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… Public parks and urban green spaces Royal Caledonian Horticulture Society … regeneration of over 900 public parks, helping communities and nature to thrive. As well as providing green oases in … public parks in the UK. Over 20 innovation projects have now been delivered supporting park managers, community groups …

Celebrating Scotland’s Art: The Scottish National Gallery Project

A group of children and adults sit and stand as they pose for a photo while cutting a ribbon.
Local children joined National Galleries of Scotland for the opening of the new Scottish galleries at the National. Credit Neil Hanna

Projects

… commitment to improve their facilities so that existing and new audiences can engage with Scottish art. Visitors can enter the free and accessible galleries from the new main entrance on … Borders.  The new Scottish galleries at the National are now open to the public. You might also be interested in... A …

Seeing our History: Living with Sight Loss in Edwardian Edinburgh and Lothians

Woman with microphone

Projects

… our History: Living with Sight Loss in Edwardian Edinburgh and Lothians Our Heritage Date awarded 28/04/2014 Location … Seeing Our History uncovered the life histories of blind and partially sighted people living in the Edinburgh area … for Edinburgh, Lothians and the Scottish Borders which is now held at the archive in its original and digitised form. …

The Staffordshire Hoard Gallery

The Staffordshire Hoard Gallery with objects on display in glass cases
Inside the Staffordshire Hoard Gallery Birmingham Museums Trust

Projects

… unprecedented. A temporary display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery attracted more than half a million visitors … The new permanent gallery created at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery means that hundreds of items from the 3,500 pieces of Anglo Saxon treasure can now been viewed in optimum conditions.  The refurbished …

From maritime to market - HLF cash boost to create community hubs

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… of Grade II listed buildings, Hay-on-Wye Cheese Market and St Mary’s Church in Nefyn. The money will be used to restore them for community use and create museum and interpretation spaces to tell the rich … are supported by a committed team of volunteers who will now receive practical training to inspire other members of …

A revolution in industrial heritage

Young people gathered around a red sofa
Ignite Yorkshire's Cactus Crew JMA Photography

Stories

… a Kick the Dust project all about how industrial heritage and young people connect.  We work with ages 14 to 19: we … we're not going see things in the same way that we do now and we did 20 years ago. It's about balancing civic pride … for a paid traineeship, which was three days long and then led onto paid creative roles to make the audio walk and …

Temporary exhibition presenting the history of the Chinese community in Chinatown 1960 to present

Young people engage in the exhibition and listen to the interviews on a headset
A youth group visits the exhibition on Chinatown's heritage

Projects

… project resulted in an exhibition to explore, celebrate and understand the heritage of the Chinese community in … was in danger of being lost, forgotten, misremembered and misunderstood. London-based charity China Exchange … got to know the background and history of Chinatown. Now I can pass that knowledge on to our next generation. …

How the coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the heritage sector

Tom Walters

Blogs

… of our lives. First of all on the people whose health – and that of their families, friends and colleagues – has been affected. And to anyone who has … to the organisations that are at greatest risk.   We will now also be analysing the detailed survey findings with …

Bringing heritage to your doorstep

Group of people on their way to watch cricket

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… to your doorstep 16/11/2020 With England back in lockdown and many parts of the UK under tighter restrictions, we have … to enjoy at home. Taking part in culture lifts the spirits and improves wellbeing. With many venues currently closed to … hosted by The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation on Zoom. Join now to share your love for sports, in particular cricket. …

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