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Cows in the fog at Avalon Marshes

Stories

#HeritageTreasures Day 2020 announced

As we reach a new decade, we proudly take a look back at the last 25 years of our heritage funding. We also look forward to the future and how we can continue to support and protect our heritage in a contemporary world. Since 1994, we have supported 44,000 projects and granted £8billion to heritage
Chris Packham and Jamal Edwards crossing their fingers like the National Lottery logo

Stories

Nine ways to celebrate 2019

2019 was a year of looking back – to all the projects we’ve funded since the first National Lottery draw in 1994 – and looking forward, with our new name, structure and ways we give out our grants. This is just a few of the things we were proud to have achieved in 2019... A revolution in heritage
René Olivieri

News

René Olivieri appointed interim Chair

René Olivieri has been appointed interim Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund following Sir Peter Luff’s retirement.
A well lit, crowded bar with people sitting at tables

Blogs

New funding for enterprise and business skills training programmes

From a total £3million investment we hope to fund: a UK-wide training programme to develop a stronger culture of successful enterprise in the heritage sector programmes across each of the four countries in the UK, focusing on business and leadership skills - including diversifying income, developing
Design with computer screens, clock and coins and text Giving Tuesday 7 days
#GivingTuesday kicks off the seven-day match funding campaign

News

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019 is on!

We are championing 31 heritage charities in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, from 3-10 December — and you can donate to your favourite, too.
Christmassy number 25

Stories

25 years: our advent calendar

Heritage can be so many things – memories, archives, parks, museums, landscapes, culture... This month we present just a small selection of some fantastic projects supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund over the past 25 years. We'll be sharing a different project on each day of advent
Exhibits charting the history of motor sport at The Silverstone Experience

Stories

25 years: The Silverstone Experience says #ThanksToYou!

In October 2019, the brand-new Silverstone Experience opened its doors to the public at the famous motor racing circuit. Housed in a former Second World War RAF hangar, and seven years in the making, it allows visitors to journey through the history of motor sport and Silverstone’s fascinating
Illuminated Biomes at the Eden Project celebrate 25 years of the National Lottery

Stories

Free offers across the UK for National Lottery players

It's to say "Thank You" for raising more than £40billion for good causes over the last 25 years. A celebration of 25 years Last night (20 November), activist and actress Lily Cole flicked the switch to illuminate the Eden Project’s Biomes, transforming them into iconic National Lottery balls. The
Steve Backshall holding a snake

Stories

25 years: what has The National Lottery ever done for us?

This week marks the 25th Birthday of the first National Lottery draw so it’s a good time to ask: what has the National Lottery ever done for us? Thankfully Jimmy Carr and a host of famous faces are on hand to help with the answer. In a parody of the ‘What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us’ scene from
People in anoraks learning about Cairngorms

Stories

25 years: we share our memories

It's 25 years since The National Lottery began. In celebration, staff from The National Lottery Heritage Fund take a look back at some of our favourite memories.
Girl looking at old MRI machine

News

Inspiring Medicine galleries open at the Science Museum

Opening just a few days before The National Lottery’s 25th Birthday, support for Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries brings National Lottery investment at the London museum to nearly £34million. "Telling those stories has opened up whole worlds of scientific heritage to be enjoyed and to inspire new
Three children look at Constable painting

Stories

25 years of funding for UK heritage: our film

As the largest dedicated grant funder of the UK’s heritage, our distribution of National Lottery funding has reached every corner of the country. Over the past 25 years we've helped deliver significant benefits to historic and treasured buildings, wildlife and habitats, parks and the great outdoors

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