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Share your First World War Centenary project online

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14/10/2014

Share your First World War Centenary project online 14/10/2014 At HLF, we want your project to reach as many people as possible, both now and in the future. We are therefore excited to be working in partnership with the British Library and Historypin to …

Heritage Lottery Fund statement - support for religious buildings

News

04/04/2017

Heritage Lottery Fund statement - support for religious buildings 04/04/2017 Time and resource-stretched congregations have been telling us that they want to access our funding more easily, so we are bringing in a more flexible and lighter-touch way of …

Our support for the heritage sector in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis

News

13/03/2020

Our support for the heritage sector in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis 13/03/2020 We remain committed to supporting the people and organisations working across the heritage sector and are open for business. Last updated: 15 April 2020 The …

Changing lives: TOWIE helps Jessica bag a career

Jessica Starns stands outside the grand British Museum building, smiling

Stories

05/07/2017

Changing lives: TOWIE helps Jessica bag a career 05/07/2017 A National Lottery funded project for young people gave Jessica the skills and confidence she needed to overcome setbacks and break into her chosen career. After leaving full-time education, …

Heritage Lottery Fund investment in London parks reaches £100million

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11/07/2011

Heritage Lottery Fund investment in London parks reaches £100million 11/07/2011 Since the mid-1990s there has been a renaissance for many parks, with conservation schemes, refurbishment programmes and community-led restorations springing up across the …

Empowering people to help save our oceans

Stories

20/03/2020

Empowering people to help save our oceans 20/03/2020 2020 is Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters. Never has it been more essential to raise awareness of the critical importance of our marine landscapes. Our oceans are under terrible threat, from warming …

"Huge" investment for Northern Ireland's heritage

The landscape of Binevenagh

News

19/03/2020

"Huge" investment for Northern Ireland's heritage The landscape of Binevenagh 19/03/2020 Boost for Northern Ireland’s beautiful landscapes as 11 heritage projects across the country set to benefit from £5million National Lottery investment. Two ambitious …

Living and working in a threatened landscape

Blogs

16/03/2020

Living and working in a threatened landscape 16/03/2020 Marion Blockley, Chair of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group Marion Blockley lives and works in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site which is recovering from the recent …

Historic ironworks Brymbo to tell its 300million-year story

News

19/03/2020

Historic ironworks Brymbo to tell its 300million-year story 19/03/2020 The former iron and steelworks near Wrexham, north Wales, will be transformed into a visitor attraction, community hub and business space. Thanks to a £4,147,200 grant from The …

A new approach to supporting religious buildings

Blogs

05/04/2017

A new approach to supporting religious buildings 05/04/2017 Sara Crofts, HLF Head of Historic Environment HLF Head of Historic Environment Sara Crofts sets out how HLF is helping time and resource-stretched congregations access National Lottery funding …

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