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How volunteers raised St Fagans’ Iron Age farmstead from the ground up

Ffion Davies, Cydlynydd Gwirfoddolwyr yn Amgueddfa Cymru

Blogs

27/07/2016

… ground into the fully furnished roundhouse visitors can now enjoy – none of which would have been possible without … partners to recruit volunteers from the local area and from a broad range of backgrounds. Our volunteers include … If you think you could volunteer some of your time, then please do get in touch via tel: 02920 57 3419 or visit …

£10million awarded to help save Birnbeck Pier

People sitting on deck chairs wearing party hats in front of Birnbeck Pier

Celebrations are underway as we announce £10m of funding to bring the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier back to life (left to right: Gill Crocker, Marni Eddins and Lou Eddins). Credit: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder.

News

28/10/2024

… back to life (left to right: Gill Crocker, Marni Eddins and Lou Eddins). Credit: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder. 28/10/2024 … in Weston-super-Mare will be saved from being lost forever and brought a step closer to reopening to the public. The … will be valued, cared for, and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.” Safeguarding historic sites across …

Application form questions and help notes – £250,000 to £10million (delivery phase)

Publications

… Application form questions and help notes – £250,000 to £10million (delivery phase) … your activity plan. Why does your project need to happen now? [Text field – 5,000 characters] Provide information from … member of staff into a post created by the project, then we can either pay for the cost of this member of staff, …

Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage – Emergency Resource Support

Programme

… announced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to safeguard cultural and heritage … application, the deadline of 12pm on 3 February 2022 has now passed. 18 January 2022: the guidance was edited to make … museum or a museum working towards accreditation then you should apply through Arts Council England to Culture …

Work begins on Montagu Monuments in Warkton

The monument to Mary, 3rd Duchess of Montagu

News

02/04/2014

… the world. Two of the monuments were created by Roubiliac and are considered to be surpassed only by his monument to … and engage the local community. Restoration work has now begun, starting with the cleaning of the most recent … seemed to be going into self-destruct mode... since then the sugaring on Elizabeth seems to have stabilised. …

25 years: the promise of better days – how National Lottery funding helped transform Northern Ireland’s second city

Blogs

01/10/2019

… champion, Chief Executive of the Inner City Trust Group and former mayor of Derry. When I think back to the beginning of the relationship between The National Lottery and the city I can't help but reflect on how important and … buildings, previously held back by community division, to now be used in a more inclusive and shared way. - Helen …

Public help solve mystery of 2000-year-old warrior

Public to help solve mystery of 2000-year-old warrior

News

24/01/2020

… to conduct DNA tests to establish the man’s origins and appearance and to make the archaeological finds available to the public … Novium Museum/Chichester District Council Visitors can now explore the life, health and death of this fascinating …

Contribute your perspective to our new research and development project

News

01/04/2021

… Contribute your perspective to our new research and development project 01/04/2021 Join The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Young Foundation to explore the question: how can … explore: What are the priority challenges facing heritage now and in the longer term? What works within and outside …

Museum of Oxford wins Sustainable Project of the Year

Art installation at the Queering Spires exhibition

Stories

22/09/2020

… efforts in sustainably sourcing materials, reducing waste and carbon emissions and its use of socially responsible suppliers. “This is such … an important issue for us, and indeed the sector, right now more than ever." Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The …

Wakefield Cathedral receives support for iconic building

News

18/12/2013

… a development grant of £86,700 means the cathedral can now draw up detailed plans to transform the east end of the … expected in early Autumn. A new programme of fundraising and social events has already been launched for this latest appeal called Rediscovering our Heritage. The Dean and Chapter plan to renew the major services in the east end …

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