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How heritage helped John reconnect to the world

Man lying with artwork
John Durrant

Stories

… July 2022 I’ve lived nearby Burgh Castle for so many years and had never been. Now I don’t think I will ever stop going. John Durrant   … have emotional unstable personality disorder.  Since then I have been trying to understand my illness.  I don’t …

25 years: we share our memories

People in anoraks learning about Cairngorms

Stories

… National Lottery was visiting 10 Downing Street, where the-then prime minster, David Cameron launched The National … changed the way that I look at the world around me, and this is the memory I will keep with me. I now seek out the funders' logos at every place I visit, and …

Simplicity, flexibility and heritage projects rooted in communities

Eilish McGuinness

Blogs

… Simplicity, flexibility and heritage projects rooted in communities 21/08/2023 Eilish … to bringing our ambitious Heritage 2033 strategy to life and supporting projects of all sizes that connect people and … grants – and if you’re ready to submit an application now, please don’t wait until January, as we can support you …

Bringing Leith Theatre back to life

A group of four colleagues, holding up a blue Heritage Fund roundel, stand in the middle of the stage of the Leith Theatre, looking out to the empty stalls and grand circle above.
Lynn Morrison, Anna Higham, Douglas Frost and Aisha Fatunmbi-Randall from Leith Theatre Trust. Credit: Leith Theatre Trust.

Projects

… life 06/02/2025 Lynn Morrison, Anna Higham, Douglas Frost and Aisha Fatunmbi-Randall from Leith Theatre Trust. Credit: … Given £247979 Our funding brings plans for the restoration and rejuvenation of one of Edinburgh’s most loved cultural … of Heritage Fund support. The Grade B listed building is now in urgent need of restoration and modernisation to create …

First World War heroes remembered in mid-Wales village

Eglwys, Llanfair Clydogau
St Mary, Llanfair Clydogau

News

… of a memorial, local history group Hanes Llanfair is now working on a longer-term project to identify those from … a memorial but this funding will help us put things right, and provide us with new information. We are planning to … “Thanks to National Lottery players our First World War: Then and Now programme has helped people of all ages and …

Restoration begins at iconic 1930s Saltdean Lido

Saltdean Pool being enjoyed by the community after restoration in 2017

Stories

… building would have been bustling with Brighton locals and tourists enjoying the fashionable seaside resort. The … disrepair. Thanks to the efforts of the local community and funding partners including the Heritage Fund , it will now be saved from the Heritage at Risk Register. Bringing new …

The William Morris Gallery Development Project

An exhibit in the William Morris Gallery, London

Projects

… for the first time. William Morris was born in Walthamstow and from 1848 to 1856 lived in Water House, now the William Morris Gallery. The recent refurbishment … with a personal insight into one of the foremost creative and original talents of the 19th century, whose work has …

Birthplace of the ‘welly’ to kickstart regeneration thanks to HLF

A pack horse loaded with rubber trench boots (waders) is led through the mud near Beaumont Hamel on the Somme battlefield

News

… of the Wellington boot, the modern motor car tyre, and the first ever traffic cone, is a step closer to being … reminder of the city’s world renowned rubber mill. Now on the Buildings at Risk register, it was famous for … the development of the project. Detailed proposals are then considered by HLF at second-round and as long as plans …

How we can help everyone access the "Natural Health Service"

Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba

Blogs

… this National Lottery award . It’s timely that it happened now because of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and ethnic minority communities who tend to live in what I … privileged and you face institutional economic problems, then you can‘t access many green spaces.  This is significant …

Heritage Lottery Fund announces new commitment to digital heritage

News

… to digital heritage 05/07/2012 HLF-supported projects will now be asked to make their digital content widely available at no charge and to use a Creative Commons licence¹ so anyone can access and reuse content for non-commercial purposes.  HLF has …

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