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Protecting the environment: ten ideas for built heritage and community projects

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The Birmingham Allotment Project participants enjoying their plot. Credit: The Birmingham Allotment Project.

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Protecting the environment: ten ideas for built heritage and community projects The Birmingham Allotment Project participants enjoying their plot. Credit: The Birmingham Allotment Project. 28/08/2024 From reducing and reusing materials and eco-friendly …

Heritage organisations to share innovative solutions to workforce challenges

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DigVentures will engage 4,000 participants to help map archaeological sites and ecological habits in the third phase of its Heritage Innovation Fund project.

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Heritage organisations to share innovative solutions to workforce challenges DigVentures will engage 4,000 participants to help map archaeological sites and ecological habits in the third phase of its Heritage Innovation Fund project. 05/12/2024 The third …

Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive

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Taking an inclusive approach to evaluation helps measure a wider range of people’s engagement. Image: Sense.

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Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive Taking an inclusive approach to evaluation helps measure a wider range of people’s engagement. Image: Sense. 03/12/2024 Sense and the National Trust’s innovative and …

Turning a stately home into a ‘house of opportunity’

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An Indian brass band was part of the celebrations at Wentworth Woodhouse's outdoor family event, WE Wonder, in 2023.

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Turning a stately home into a ‘house of opportunity’ An Indian brass band was part of the celebrations at Wentworth Woodhouse's outdoor family event, WE Wonder, in 2023. 13/11/2024 How one project has successfully engaged its community with their local …

Sign up your project for National Lottery Open Week 2025

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Sign up your project for National Lottery Open Week 2025 26/11/2024 It’s a great way to acknowledge your Heritage Fund grant, reach new audiences and benefit from a UK-wide PR campaign. Since The National Lottery’s first draw in 1994, £50billion has been …

30 projects across 30 years

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30 projects across 30 years 21/10/2024 To celebrate our – and the National Lottery’s – birthday, we’re looking back at some of the incredible variety of projects we’ve supported over the years. Since 1994, we’ve invested £8.6bn raised by National Lottery …

Our local nature initiative reached eight times further than planned

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A young boy taking part in a community gardening project as part of Nextdoor Nature. Image: Gavin Dickson.

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Our local nature initiative reached eight times further than planned A young boy taking part in a community gardening project as part of Nextdoor Nature. Image: Gavin Dickson. 11/11/2024 When we invested £5million in Nextdoor Nature, our partnership with …

Get involved in Crossed Finger Selfie Day 2024

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Two people doing our #ThanksToYou crossed finger selfie outside the synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil.

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Get involved in Crossed Finger Selfie Day 2024 Two people doing our #ThanksToYou crossed finger selfie outside the synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil. 24/10/2024 Join us on social media on Tuesday 19 November to say a big thank you to National Lottery players …

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