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Heritage Fund colleagues Mwiche and Alisha at the David Livingstone Birthplace

Stories

A brave new tribute to a famous Victorian explorer

How an independent museum in Scotland is preserving and re-examining the legacy of the nation’s most renowned explorer and anti-slavery campaigner

Publications

Heritage sector is concerned about financial outlook but committed to the environment

We surveyed organisations that manage and support all types of heritage across the UK. Explore what their responses reveal about current attitudes in our sector.

A family of two adults and a young child in the grounds of St Fagans Museum

Publications

Understanding how we can be a more inclusive and equitable funder

Explore the findings from our independent research examining perspectives on heritage, inclusion and barriers to accessing our funding.

Children taking part in activities by the river edge

Children taking part in activities next to the River Eden

News

£15.6million funding boost for natural heritage across the UK

Eleven projects have been awarded a share of £15.6million National Lottery funding to support nature’s recovery – and we want to support more.

30/09/2022

Blogs

Why we need to tell untold stories

Dr Edson Burton shares his experience of growing up in a diverse community, the importance of sharing everyone's heritage and his work on The National Lottery-funded project exploring 100 years of activism in Bristol.

27/09/2022

Storm Troopers and Darth Vader surround a model of the Millennium Falcon

Millennium Falcon Exhibition

Stories

The National Lottery Awards 2022 are open! Who will you vote for?

Nominations for Project of the Year recognise outstanding National Lottery funded projects that are making a difference for people and heritage across the UK.

News

A statement on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen

From Dr Simon Thurley CBE, Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund.

08/09/2022

Two women looking into a glass museum display case.

An exhibition on the School for the Blind at the Museum of Liverpool.

Blogs

Diversifying workforces benefits staff, employers and heritage audiences

Esther Fox shares how even small changes can have big impacts on heritage workforces and build a more sustainable and equitable sector.

05/09/2022

Common pipistrelle bat in flight. Bat Conservation Trust. Image credit: Hugh Clark

News

A lifeline for Scotland’s ‘species on the edge’

Urgent action to save 37 of Scotland’s most vulnerable coastal and island species is underway thanks to £4.2million funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

17/08/2022

Two people standing with a church on a hill in the background

St Macartan’s The Forth Chapel. Credit: European Heritage Open Days Credit: European Heritage Open Days

News

Five Northern Ireland heritage venues to explore on European Heritage Open Days

We’ve put together a list of five unmissable tours taking place during the European Heritage Open Days on 10-11 September – get out and explore your local heritage.

31/08/2022

A volunteer with a wheelbarrow of debris, cleaning up the Chelsea Physic Gardens

News

What’s it like at the frontline of heritage right now?

Share your views through our second UK Heritage Pulse survey. Your insights will influence how we and our partners support the sector.

09/08/2022

People in natural landscape with mountain in distance

Flow Country project. Image: Steven Andrews

News

Investment boost for Scotland’s nature sector

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is embarking on a new funding collaboration which will help organisations explore innovative funding models across Scotland’s nature sector.

09/08/2022

Blogs

Supporting heritage now and in the future

Our Chief Executive reflects on how we are responding to the heritage sector’s challenges and invites you to contribute to our ambitious new long-term strategy.

28/07/2022

Paddleboarders in Royal William Yard, Plymouth Plymouth Marine Park / Jay Stone

News

Community at the heart of first year of Plymouth Sound National Marine Park

Explore the progress of the project aiming to reconnect the people of Plymouth to the water that’s so intrinsic to its identity.

01/08/2022

A volunteer in a wheelchair using shears to do practical work in woodland. Other volunteers can be seen doing other practical tasks in the background

Volunteers in woodland doing practical work. Credit: Michael Heffernan / WTML Michael Heffernan / WTML

News

Unprecedented partnership will power nature recovery in the north of England

The ambitious Nature North project brings together eleven leading environmental organisations to deliver benefits for natural heritage and communities, thanks to National Lottery funding.

04/08/2022

News

Five ways museums can improve mental health and wellbeing

We talked to Director of charity Arts and Minds, Lucy Oliver-Harrison, about the Arts on Prescription – Heritage for Health project.

23/05/2019

Young people standing in nature with gardening tools

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Young Apprentices: (from left to right) Samuel Gibson, Billy Hunt, Sam Phillips and Mia Francis. Credit: Mark Waugh

News

Investing in work placements for young people in natural heritage

We’re partnering with Groundwork UK to deliver paid, nature-based work placements for young people – diversifying the sector and creating a natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

20/07/2022

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News

Seeking innovators to pioneer new ways of working

Our new pilot funding initiative will support organisations to explore, test and grow ideas with the potential to shape the future of the heritage workforce.

05/07/2022

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