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Collecting Cultures: back by popular demand! 07/10/2014 Today, HLF has announced a £5m funding package to a range of museums, libraries and archives across the UK. Through HLF’s Collecting Cultures programme, 23 organisations, from Glasgow to Brighton, …

£5million investment bolsters cultural institutions future collecting plans 07/10/2014 What do children’s books, robotics, fashion, football and the Black art movement all have in common? They are all museum, library or archive collections that are about …

HLF support for First World War heritage 11/09/2014 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. The impact of this global conflict was far reaching, touching and shaping every corner of the UK and beyond. Over the next four years …

What's on in Scotland 04/04/2017 Latest information of advice surgeries and workshops available in Scotland. Project advice surgeries Edinburgh We hold project advice surgeries every month at our office in Edinburgh. Once you have registered and submitted …

HLF digital projects and People’s Collection Wales 09/11/2012 HLF is encouraging projects it funds in Wales to make their digital content accessible to the public. This can be done through the People’s Collection Wales website  as well as through their …

Young people and heritage in Wales 29/11/2013 HLF has identified young people as a priority audience. This is because people under 25 years old are: the future champions for heritage an under-represented audience in many heritage organisations able to …

Historic festival returns to Preston 21/11/2011 In 2012 England’s oldest festival returned to Britain’s youngest city, as Preston Guild is celebrated for the first time in the 21st century. The Preston Guild plays an important role in the history of the …

Diverse Roots - young people celebrate their heritage in the North West 01/09/2011 Switch on, Tune in… and Pop-Up! In April 2011, a team of young people from across the North West came together to take over Band on the Wall in Manchester, creating a …

Remembering the future 13/12/2011 The Community Relations Council has been working with HLF to mark significant political events in Northern Ireland over the next ten years from 2011-2022. These events have shaped the sense of British and Irish identity …

Celebrate! 28/06/2013 A Lottery funding programme has given its support to hundreds of projects to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014. Celebrate was created by the Scottish Lottery distributors distributors (BIG Lottery Fund, Creative …