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Remembering the sacrifices of the Somme

Dan Jarvis MP at the Somme
Dan Jarvis MP at the Somme

Blogs

… filled the air as men climbed from their trenches. And so began 141 days of the bloodiest battle of the FIrst … that sacrifice and reflect on how it changed our society then and shaped Britain today. In doing so we recognise it is … of the First World War. Our First World War: then and now  programme provides grants of £3,000–£10,000 for …

Bright future for Wedgwood Institute thanks to National Lottery players

Outside view of the Wedgwood Institute, Burslem
The Wedgwood Institute will be restored with an HLF grant of £2.6m Raven Photography courtesty of PRT

News

… charity, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust (PRT), can now progress an ambitious £6.9m project, in partnership with … well as room for business meetings, professional training and mentoring and community facilities. Vanessa Harbar, Head … home to Burslem School of Art and Science, the Institute then housed a college and a library before it closed in 2007. …

How Magna Carta still inspires us, 800 years on

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Carole Souter, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund

Blogs

… great exhibition at the British Library, Julian Harrison; and by the Bishop of Lincoln (in the first sermon I’ve ever … they studied as part of their legal training – and then taking selfies with the perfect facsimile safely posted … video of what Magna Carta meant/s to people then and now produced. I would love to introduce those young people to …

Museum of Zoology reopens thanks to mammoth volunteer effort!

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… Festival , a weekend of free activities on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June. We met some of the project volunteer … because what I did at Zoology is very similar to what I do now in my job." Charis, museum volunteer The museum has about … Museum in Cambridge after acting as a volunteer and then Museum Technician at the Museum of Zoology. “I think …

New £4m National Lottery investment in First World War Centenary

News

… focus is perhaps a reflection of the War’s significance and lasting legacy, one that continues to be felt right … particularly the Small Arms factory in Small Heath. Now, we are making more money available for communities … £4million is now available through our First World War: then and now programme which offers grants from £3,000 to …

Meet our committees: Atul Patel

Atul Patel
Atul Patel, NHMF Trustee and Committee member for the East Midlands

Blogs

… Meet our committees: Atul Patel Atul Patel, NHMF Trustee and Committee member for the East Midlands 07/10/2016 Atul … child in my school in Portsmouth. If anybody had told me then that Indian soldiers fought in the two world wars it … to an art gallery before if I hadn’t been involved in HLF! Now I've started to introduce my friends and family, …

Heritage 2033

Publications

… to support projects of all sizes that connect people and communities to the UK’s heritage. Our consultation found … to do even more to address the challenges heritage faces and to increase the positive contribution it makes to life in … to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. We believe in the power of heritage to …

£1m for First World War projects in the North East

Belgian refugees in Birtley, 1915
Belgian refugees in Birtley, 1915

News

… 14/11/2016 Funding to explore Birtley’s Belgian connection and tell the story of Thomas Kenny VC has brought investment … East. Projects awarded through HLF’s First World War: Then and Now programme and made possible by National Lottery players, …

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