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Queer Heritage South: what we’ve learned about running LGBTQ+ heritage projects

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David Sheppeard. Photo: Rosie Powell.

Blogs

24/04/2024

Queer Heritage South: what we’ve learned about running LGBTQ+ heritage projects David Sheppeard. Photo: Rosie Powell. 24/04/2024 David Sheppeard, Co-Creative Director and Joint CEO at Marlborough Productions and Project Director at Queer Heritage South. …

Competition: enter your creative Heritage Fund grant acknowledgement

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News

26/04/2024

Competition: enter your creative Heritage Fund grant acknowledgement 26/04/2024 Help us celebrate the innovative ways projects have acknowledged their funding and win the chance to have a social media film made about your project. Over the years we’ve …

Coetiroedd Bach: Tiny Forests in Wales (rounds 1 and 2)

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Coetiroedd Bach: Tiny Forests in Wales (rounds 1 and 2) A grant scheme intended to create Tiny Forests, as part of the Welsh Government’s National Forest. Page last updated on 13 December 2023. See all updates . Important This programme is now closed to …

£14.8million awarded to projects forging the future of our industrial past

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Learning the ropes on a historic vessel at the Pioneer Sailing Trust, Essex. Photo: Megan Taylor.

News

09/04/2024

£14.8million awarded to projects forging the future of our industrial past Learning the ropes on a historic vessel at the Pioneer Sailing Trust, Essex. Photo: Megan Taylor. 09/04/2024 We’ve invested in seven projects that will reimagine and protect the …

The history of lost Chinese sailors uncovered

Chinese seamen learning how to handle an Oerlikon gun at the Gunnery School For Inter-allied Merchant Seamen, 1942 Wikimedia Commons

News

15/03/2017

The history of lost Chinese sailors uncovered Chinese seamen learning how to handle an Oerlikon gun at the Gunnery School For Inter-allied Merchant Seamen, 1942 Wikimedia Commons 15/03/2017 The little-known history of Chinese seamen who were secretly …

Diversifying workforces benefits staff, employers and heritage audiences

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An exhibition on the School for the Blind at the Museum of Liverpool.

Blogs

05/09/2022

Diversifying workforces benefits staff, employers and heritage audiences Future Heritage An exhibition on the School for the Blind at the Museum of Liverpool. 05/09/2022 Esther Fox, Head of Accentuate, a programme that delivers ground-breaking projects …

Six organisations shortlisted for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024

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News

14/03/2024

Six organisations shortlisted for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024 14/03/2024 The Museums + Heritage Awards have announced the shortlist for the sustainability category. Discover how these projects are demonstrating best practice. This award, …

The Woodland Investment Grant (rounds one to four)

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The Woodland Investment Grant (rounds one to four) A grant scheme intended to create, restore and enhance woodlands in Wales, as part of the Welsh Government’s National Forest programme. Page last updated on 30 January 2024 . See all updates . Important …

Nature Networks Fund (round three)

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Nature Networks Fund (round three) This fund aims to strengthen the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land and marine sites, building capacity to strengthen and upscale future delivery for nature, and actively encouraging community engagement. …

£4.3million supports places of worship in Midlands and East of England communities

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Churches can be thriving hubs for local communities.

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04/03/2024

£4.3million supports places of worship in Midlands and East of England communities Churches can be thriving hubs for local communities. 04/03/2024 Three churches working to establish themselves as hubs for heritage and communities are receiving funding to …

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