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The Food Museum and SS Great Britain Trust win Sustainable Project of the Year
Joint winners are celebrated for their outstanding commitment to environmental sustainability at this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards.
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Become one of our consultants and support heritage across the UK
We're seeking expert consultants to apply to our new Register of Support Services (RoSS) Framework from April 2024.
A bumblebee on a flower head.
Stories
The plight of the bumblebees and how we can save them
Bees help to provide us with a third of our food globally but are in rapid decline. Our New to Nature trainee Aydan shares some tips on how we can help secure a future for bees.
Wood anemones are often found in ancient woodlands.
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£11million awarded to protected sites and endangered species in Wales
Projects preserving curlews, grasslands and blanket bog peat stores are among those receiving grants through our Nature Networks Fund.
Digitisation of a manuscript. Photo courtesy of the International Dunhuang Project (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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Investment in digitisation: what the heritage sector wants
We brought together leaders and stakeholders from across heritage to consider digitisation priorities for government, funders and small organisations – this is what they told us.
The Union Chain Bridge reopens to traffic following major restoration project.
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Oldest vehicle suspension bridge in the world reopens
This World Heritage Day we celebrate the reopening of the iconic Union Chain Bridge that has connected England and Scotland for 202 years.
School children take part in the Bradford Book Project
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Bradford’s diverse community heritage celebrated and shared thanks to local knowledge
£100,000 National Lottery funding was shared across eight local projects, helping them delve into the upcoming City of Culture’s fascinating heritage.
Ben, a New to Nature trainee at The Ecology Centre in Kinghorn, in Scotland. Image by Neil Hanna.
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£1million to create new jobs in natural heritage – apply now
This support builds on £2m already invested in paid work placements to help people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds kickstart their career in the environment sector.
Clive Gray from Blyth Tall Ships accepts a National Lottery Award from historian David Olusoga
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Nominate your heritage project and people for a £5,000 award
The National Lottery Awards recognise outstanding National Lottery funded projects and the inspirational people that make those projects happen across the UK.
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New funding available to create tiny forests in Wales
Get a grant of up to £40,000 to develop new patches of native woodland through our Coetiroedd Bach / Tiny Forests in Wales programme.
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Young people tell us why heritage is important
Five young people from our Kick the Dust programme tell us what heritage means to them and why it is important to include young people in heritage projects.
Crystal Palace Park
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More than £24million awarded to heritage projects across the UK
From John O’Groats to Penzance, across Wales and Northern Ireland, we’re supporting the protection and conservation of parks, built heritage, memories and more.
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Funding still available as additional £660,000 invested in Welsh woodlands
Three new projects to create or improve woodlands for local communities are the latest to receive funding from The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG).
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Blogs
Final weeks to apply for Dynamic Collections grants
Our lead on museums, libraries and archives reflects on our Dynamic Collections campaign as it comes to an end, and our long-term commitment to supporting heritage collections.
Curating for Change Fellows at the Museum of London. Credit: Museum of London
Stories
How to make recruitment fair and open to all
Curating for Change – the National Lottery-funded work placement programme for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent curators in museums – is challenging the heritage sector to consider equitable recruitment.
Ulster Folk Museum is offering free entry on 25 and 26 March
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Free entry and special offers at hundreds of heritage places this spring
From 18-26 March, for National Lottery Open Week, heritage venues across the UK are running special offers for anyone with a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard.
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Shortlist announced for Sustainable Project of the Year
Six projects have been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage award, which recognises outstanding environmentally sustainable projects or exhibitions.
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