Blogs
In the fight for equality, understanding our heritage matters
Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, remembering our pasts is a crucial part of championing inclusion today.
Inclusion
News
How Durlston Country Park is helping people overcome isolation
A coastal park is helping people overcome physical and social isolation as part of a project funded by the National Lottery.
News
Historic hall built by forgotten Georgian businesswoman to be saved
Story of Ann Morley to be uncovered and Grade II* listed People’s Hall transformed, thanks to £1.5million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Blogs
The role of heritage in uncertain times
Here are some of the things we discovered: In the era of fake news, the heritage sector must be a place of trust and expertise In her keynote, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, University of Edinburgh, Melissa Terras, said that memory institutions have an important digital role to play in this
News
Inspirational women in heritage reveal their top career tips
We spoke to five inspirational women who work in all aspects of heritage. We asked them for the most important piece of advice they would give to other women looking to work or get involved in the sector. They also told us who inspires them today.
News
Leeds Eulogy project to celebrate Jamaican lives
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.
Blogs
LGBTQ+ heritage: building an inclusive future
At the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we want to support an inclusive heritage sector. Policy advisor Liz Ellis highlights some of the LGBTQ+ heritage projects we have been proud to support.
Stories
Changing lives: Jade's journey from care to college
In her 22 years, Jade has experienced more hardship than most people encounter in a lifetime. Born to a heroin addict mother, Jade spent most of her childhood in the care system. Asked about the happy times in her childhood, Jade is unequivocal: the years living with her grandma in Trimdon village.
Projects
Black History live
Black History Live revealed the stories of Kent’s African and Caribbean residents of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Projects
Caribbean takeaway and oral histories shared
The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.
A menorah and wedding photograph from the Let The Elders Speak project
Projects
Let your elders speak
This project captured the personal histories of 10 residents at Beenstock Home who had lived through the pre- and post-Holocaust periods.
Projects
Let's Play Stoolball!
Sussex schoolchildren were introduced to stoolball, a medieval forerunner of cricket, in a wide-ranging sport and rural history project.