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Heritage Treasures Day 2019 announced Emery Walker's house 02/01/2019 To celebrate the UK’s incredible and diverse heritage, this year's #HeritageTreasures day is to take place on Friday 11 January. An ancient site of worship; a stunning glass Victorian …

Bringing nature back from the brink 22/05/2019 The news from the UN that the global rate of extinction is accelerating – with at least a 20% decline over the last century - caused reverberations around the world when it was published earlier this month. …

Seven days to celebrate #MuseumWeek 2019 13/05/2019 We're getting involved with Museum Week's seven themes over seven days using seven hashtags. To celebrate, we're sharing one fantastic National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported museum every day. …

Why should we count butterflies? Alan Stapleton. Credit: Beth Harper 18/07/2019 It’s time for the Big Butterfly Count! Alan Stapleton, a volunteer helping some of our most endangered butterfly species, explains why it's so important to get involved. …

Leeds Eulogy project to celebrate Jamaican lives 01/03/2019 An “uplifting” tribute is to be made to the many first-generation Jamaicans who travelled 5,000 miles to make a new life in the city of Leeds. Jamaica Society Leeds has been awarded £81,900 for …

Recording the memories of London cab drivers Sydney Arthur Roebuck, a taxi cab proprietor from 1920–1952, in front of two generations of Beardmore taxis. Credit: TFL 30/08/2017 A new project is saving the memories of taxi drivers and bringing their …

South London pub reopens after £4million from National Lottery 05/07/2019 The Fellowship And Star in Bellingham, once home to boxer Henry Cooper, set to be heart of community once more. The Fellowship & Star (formerly the Fellowship Inn) in Bellingham has …

Garden Museum acquires Portrait of a Black Gardener by Harold Gilman 17/12/2012 This enigmatic painting was acquired with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Art Fund and the Royal Horticultural Society. The portrait will go on display at the museum …

10 National Lottery projects shortlisted for Angel Awards The Temperate House at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew 27/11/2018 The Historic England Angel Awards celebrates the unsung heroes of the heritage world. This year, ten out of the fifteen …

Home of First World War poet marks double celebration Yr Ysgwrn 23/11/2018 Yr Ysgwrn, the former home of famous First World War poet Hedd Wyn, has just won a RICS award for building conservation as well as securing museum accreditation for the first time. …