Publications
Increased investment levels in under-served areas
We look at the key learnings and recommendations from the first 24 months of our Areas of Focus initiative.
Jasspreet Thethi and friend at Never Going Underground exhibition
Stories
LGBTQ+ projects that mean the most to us
We are proud to fund projects which celebrate LGBTQ+ history - here are a few of our staff members' favourites.
Credit: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder Photography
News
Open weekend announced for UK’s first marine park
Plymouth Sound National Marine Park has announced details of its first programme of community activities, after receiving £9.5million as part of the Heritage Horizon Awards.
The Hope Happenings parade in Carlisle. Photo credit: Rachel Bywater
Blogs
Hope Streets: moving a heritage festival online
How young people helped a Kick the Dust project embrace digital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Field Cricket (Gryllus campestris) nymph basking at burrow entrance to promote moulting. Sussex, UK. April
News
Bringing England’s species Back from the Brink of extinction
As Back from the Brink draws to a close, we look at how this game-changing conservation programme has helped turn the tide for some of England’s most threatened species.
Videos
Introducing our Dynamic Collections campaign
Meet some of the people working on the campaign and hear how we'll champion collections that are inclusive, evolving and sustainable. Want to know more? Explore our Dynamic Collections hub
News
Community at heart of Silverburn Flax Mill revival
The much-loved mill is at the centre of a five-year project, set to receive £3.47million from the Heritage Fund.
Event held at St George's, one of the Camden 4 churches
News
The changemaker churches supporting their local communities
Two church projects are using new and innovative approaches to help the most deprived and vulnerable members of their local community.
Videos
National Lottery funding priorities extended until end of 2022–2023
We expect all projects to meet our refocused priorities, designed to help the sector adapt and thrive again after the pandemic.
Pride march, 1974. Credit: Wikimedia
Stories
Saving LGBTQ+ stories before they are lost forever
A new Heritage Fund project might be the last chance to capture the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in Manchester who remember life before the Sexual Offences Act 1967.
News
New funding for heritage job creation and skills development in Northern Ireland
Department for Communities funding for heritage organisations will create employment opportunities for individuals who wish to enter into, or progress within, the heritage sector.
Credit: Shutterstock
News
Millennium Falcon exhibition to open in West Wales
From a galaxy far, far away to Pembroke Dock – the story of how the Star Wars films' iconic starship was built will be told, thanks to National Lottery players.
News
£2.7million funding for Grimsby Youth Zone
Young people are at the "heart" of a project which will help regenerate the under-served area of North East Lincolnshire
Powys Castle is offering free entry to National Lottery players.
© National Trust Images/Megan Tayl
News
Open up your heritage to new visitors during National Lottery Open Week 2022
Has your project received National Lottery funding? Sign up to National Lottery Open Week to say #ThanksToYou to players – and reach new visitors and supporters along the way.
Publications
A growing confidence in digital: from pandemic survival to future planning
The second Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers a unique insight into how the UK heritage sector's use of digital has evolved during the pandemic.
Murlough National Nature Reserve.
Credit: National Trust
News
Join our Committee for Northern Ireland
We are seeking three new Committee members who can help us steer a course for heritage in Northern Ireland – apply by Sunday 6 February 2022.
St Helens WFC, 1977.
Copyright: National Football Museum
News
Revealing the hidden history of women’s football
As England prepares to host the UEFA Women’s EUROs this summer, a National Lottery funded project will tell the stories of the country's female pioneers of the game.
Blogs
We're championing innovation and collaboration in the year ahead
It is an enormous privilege to take over the leadership of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). Heritage has been my passion and profession throughout my life. I step into this role with great joy and hope, but with absolute realism about the challenges