Cultures and memories

People are penning poems about the places they love and pinning them to a digital map as part of a new National Lottery project – and you are invited to add your own!

It’s London History Day. Here are six of our favourite heritage stories from the city, all supported by the National Lottery.

In an era when many music venues are closing, Band on the Wall in Manchester is coming back for an encore.

Thanks to £9.4million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Black Country Living Museum will undergo a huge transformation to share stories of life in the 1940-60s.

The story of the poppy is being taken on the road around Scotland for the first time, in a purpose built 18-tonne truck called Bud.

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.

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.

The airfield that played a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain is now home to a National Lottery funded museum, sharing the stories and voices of those who lived and served there.

The 200-year-old Cleveland Pools in Bath will reopen to the public for the first time in over 30 years.

Thanks to National Lottery funding, a new project will look at the history of Tiger Bay through the eyes of people who came from across the world to work in Cardiff.

Best Heritage Project - Heritage Ability Heritage Ability is a project run by a small charity, Living Options Devon. With the unwavering support of 320 volunteers, Heritage Ability is helping 20 heritage destinations in the South West become more accessible. Actress Sally Phillips broke the news of

St Fagans National Museum of History is helping welcome thousands of visitors to Wales’s capital, Cardiff, as part of the National Eisteddfod - an important historic festival celebrating Welsh heritage and culture.