Northern Ireland

For Local and Community History Month, we find out how a Northern Ireland heritage project has brought people together through online talks and wellbeing walks.

Give something back to National Lottery players – who raise £30million each week for good causes like yours – with a special offer to say #ThanksToYou.

Join The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Young Foundation to explore the question: how can innovation help us do the best we can for the future of heritage?

Thirty nine projects have received grants totalling £1million to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland in a thoughtful, inclusive and engaging way.

The Prime Minister has appointed Dr Simon Thurley CBE as Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

£5.28million Department of Communities funding will support 50 heritage organisations and 41 heritage workers, reaching across the sector and keeping vital skills alive.

Through the Community Heritage Fund, we’ve awarded 29 grants across Northern Ireland to help strengthen people’s connection with the heritage on their doorstep.

As lockdown restrictions continue to lift in Northern Ireland, we're celebrating heritage sites that are opening up across the country. Where will you visit this summer?

The 5,000 year old sarsen stones of Stonehenge have been temporarily illuminated with the faces of eight committed individuals from heritage projects across the UK. Their work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been supported by National Lottery funding. “Without the graft and tireless effort of

New fund opening today will support organisations seeking to mark the history of the Northern Ireland Centenary in 2021.

The new fund will help organisations and individuals in the Northern Ireland heritage sector to recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.