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Is 2016 a bumper year for heritage anniversaries?

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF
Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF

Blogs

… of HLF, Carole Souter, talks about what’s on in 2016 and whether or not this year sees a bumper crop of heritage … recognising what has brought people together in the past, then surely marking these events successfully must bring … Our funding programme includes First World War: Then and Now, which specifically aims to help communities explore, …

Saving heritage: nine ways projects are protecting the past

Two people sitting outside carving wood at woodworking benches
A woodworking workshop at Abney Park.

Stories

… Abney Park. 16/12/2024 From restoring historic buildings and threatened habitats to keeping skills and traditions alive, projects we fund are making sure heritage is conserved and cared for, now and in the future. With our support, these organisations …

20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity
Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity

Blogs

… Discrimination Act Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity 19/10/2015 Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser … properly recognised in legislation. The Equality Act 2010 now makes very strong provisions for promoting equality and … by political rhetoric and general inertia. The idea back then was not to discriminate against us, both in law and in …

Changing lives: former tree surgeon Graeme branches out

Man in black shirt

Stories

… with the National Trust. After leaving school Graeme, now 46, wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a career and fell into various jobs from pub work and fire alarm … while they got me back under control and I realised then, from that point on, I shouldn’t really be playing with …

Changing lives: Linda pays tribute to great-grandfather

Linda Wood on the Humber Heritage Boat

Stories

… relative Sidney Stratford. Beginning with a small black and white image of a gravestone passed down from her great … me more details including where the ship had been lost. So now I had an end to the story. Or so I thought.” says Linda. Finding the shipwreck Then, out of the blue, came more information. “One evening, …

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. …

Museum of Zoology reopens thanks to mammoth volunteer effort!

News

… 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 …

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