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Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology kicks off with 28 community projects across Scotland Young people making peat spade handles for the Talking Turf project Colin McLean Photography 18/01/2017 Thousands of people will have the chance to get hands on …

Sound of success for Ipswich bells 700-year-old St Margaret's Church, Ipswich 15/01/2017 Bells have been ringing at St Margaret’s Church in Ipswich for 450 years, and the tradition is set to continue thanks to National Lottery players. The eight bells …

Six reasons to love your local park People enjoy the sun in Thompson Park, Burnley Burnley Borough Council 14/01/2017 Our research into the state of UK parks has shown that more and more of us are regularly using our local park. And why wouldn’t we? Parks …

Wanted: next generation of heritage leaders Previous participants of the Clore Fellowship Clore Leadership Programme 2016 11/01/2017 HLF is partnering with the Clore Leadership Programme to foster future leaders in the heritage sector. A package of …

#HeritageTreasures - what's yours? Renaissance Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum 11/01/2017 What does heritage mean to you? Do you have a favourite HLF-supported place or project? HLF is now on Instagram and Facebook. To mark the occasion, today …

Lincolnshire's Back Garden Lincolnshire's Back Garden campaign poster 10/01/2017 With so much to explore on our doorstep, Lincolnshire’s Back Garden is part of our wider campaign drawing attention to the important wildlife all around us, whatever the …

New RAF Museum: behind the scenes preview 11/06/2018 The RAF Museum is undergoing a major transformation in time for #RAF100 and we have been given a sneaky peek. The RAF Museum will be celebrating later this month, when it throws open the doors to its …

UK coastal towns set for economic boost as National Lottery invests £33m in public parks Great Yarmouth's Venetian Waterways opened in 1928 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 09/01/2017 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund are …

Parks investment to boost coastal tourism South Cliff Gardens, Scarborough Scarborough Borough Council 09/01/2017 National Lottery cash to revitalise 13 parks across the UK including coastal communities. Our grand Victorian and Edwardian seaside resorts …