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Chantelle Lindsay outdoors enjoying nature

Exploring Trinidad and Tobago's natural heritage at Fort George, Port of Spain.

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Breaking down barriers to nature for young Black people

Throughout my life, telling people my aspirations to have a career in wildlife conservation has often been met with surprise and disbelief.

29/10/2020

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£5.5m Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland launches today

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

28/10/2020

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Year of Young People evaluation: young people rise to the challenge

‘Let young people shine’ was the theme of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, and shine they did, our evaluation report found.

Map of Scotland showing where people were accused of witchcraft

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Mapping Scotland's accused witches through Open Data

This Halloween, we discover how Open Data helped connect the public to some of history’s most misrepresented women.

27/10/2020

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Organisations sought to deliver digital skills projects

Funding available to innovative organisations that can help us support digital development in the heritage sector.

22/10/2020

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Historic Town Hall given National Lottery funding boost

The wonderful Rochdale Town Hall has been given the green light for a much-anticipated revamp, thanks to £8.3million of National Lottery funding.

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Mukesh Sharma: my passion for heritage

My experience After studying Engineering at University I found my vocation in the travel industry. Since 1982, I have been Managing Director of both a family travel business and Northern Ireland’s largest corporate travel company. In between, in the 90s, I had an opportunity to work with Delta

16/10/2020

A group of people taking notes in a workshop

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Help for heritage organisations to build better businesses

In our Strategic Funding Framework we made a commitment to support heritage organisations to be more robust, enterprising and forward looking. As the sector battles to weather the coronavirus (COVID-19) storm, that support is more important than ever. We have invested just over £4million in business

15/10/2020

Buxton Crescent Credit: Ensana

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National Lottery funding helps save at-risk historic sites

As Historic England publishes the latest Heritage at Risk Register, we look at some historic sites that have been removed from the register, helped by National Lottery funding.

15/10/2020

St Grwst Church, Conwy.

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RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

14/10/2020

Gairloch Museum staff holding a Museum of the Year banner

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Meet the multiple winners of the 2020 Museum of the Year Award

This year, not one, but five museums were crowned winners of the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award.

DASH report: learning from the first UK-wide digital in heritage survey

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Results from the first UK-wide survey of digital in heritage

The Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers vital insight into how heritage leaders can support their staff, trustees and volunteers.

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Chief Executive awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Heritage.

10/10/2020

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Mental health and wellbeing for black workers in heritage

We spoke with a black museum employee to share their experiences within the sector.

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Government fund provides crucial lifeline for England's heritage

The grants – which range from £10,000 to £1m – will protect heritage and save jobs from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. “Our heritage is still facing a perilous future – we are not out of the woods yet. But this hugely welcome funding has undoubtedly stopped heritage and the

09/10/2020

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How the '15-minute city' can inspire heritage in Wales

Our new Welsh grant programme takes inspiration from a planning concept which says people should be able to meet most of their needs within 15 minutes of their home.

07/10/2020

Young people receiving training from the Windsor Fellowship

Photo credit: Windsor Fellowship

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Training and employment opportunities to build a diverse heritage sector

We’ve launched a programme in partnership with Windsor Fellowship to help Black, Asian and minority ethnicity (BAME) graduates kickstart their careers.

Photo credit: Stephen Maxwell

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RSPB NI set to reopen nature reserves thanks to emergency funding

Thanks to a grant of £214,900, RSPB Northern Ireland can safely reopen some visitor facilities and connect people with the nature on their doorstep.

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