Great Yarmouth.
Stories
Case study: heritage supporting revitalisation in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Heritage Fund investment has helped kickstart regeneration in the seaside towns with broad economic and social benefits.
News
A statement on the passing of Lord Jacob Rothschild
The Heritage Fund is saddened to hear of the death of Lord Jacob Rothschild, 87, who was a champion for the UK’s heritage.
RSPB Belfast Window on Wildlife is offering free entry.
Credit: Brian Morrison.
News
Hundreds of special heritage offers across the UK this spring
National Lottery Open Week is back, taking place from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 March.
Pride celebrations on the Isle of Wight.
Photo: Héctor Manchego.
Stories
LGBTQ+ heritage organisations share their advice on how to run great projects
We’re proud to be supporting projects that are saving the heritage of the LGBTQ+ community and sharing these stories to build understanding and inclusion.
Helen Featherstone.
Photo: Roth Reed.
Blogs
A year as Director of England, North: resilience and saving heritage
Our Director of England, North Helen Featherstone reflects on her first year in the role, the needs of heritage organisations in the North and our commitment to supporting resilience.
News
Our new Heritage 2033 National Lottery programme is open for grants from £10,000 to £10million
We’ve changed our application guidance and forms to reflect our new strategy, simplified our materials and made our requirements more proportionate to the amount of money you’re applying for.
Xavier Mahele and Kate Bradbury from Froglife, which is receiving support for the London Blue Chain project.
News
We've awarded £15.6million to help people get out into nature
From urban walking routes and dramatic wild landscapes to Regency gardens, we’re funding projects that will connect communities with their natural heritage.
Edward Ernest Etty, also known as Ted, is the focus of a cycling heritage project sharing over 70 years of his experience. Credit: Andrew Baker Photographer.
News
Celebrate your heritage champions for Heritage Treasures Day 2024
We’re kicking off our 30th birthday year by shining a spotlight on heritage leaders and people who make heritage projects possible, and we’re encouraging you to join in.
Punk: Rage & Revolution takes home the England Project of the Year Award.
Credit: Alex Wilkinson Media.
News
Success for heritage projects in the National Lottery Awards
Leaders from six projects we’ve funded have taken home a prize this year.
The Wellbeing Garden is one of the many spaces with improved accessibility at RHS Garden Wisley.
Photo: Helen Yates. Courtesy of RHS Garden Wisley.
Stories
RHS Garden Wisley elevates accessibility and participation through collaborative initiatives
Wisley set out to increase the physical accessibility of their spaces, but with commitment and help from partners their journey led them down a much more ambitious path.
Georgian houses in Sunderland after restoration by the Tyne and Wear Preservation Trust.
News
12 towns and cities to benefit from programme to bring disused heritage buildings back to life
Our £5 million partnership with The Architectural Heritage Fund will support local organisations from Cornwall to Caernarfon and Derry/Londonderry to Aberdeenshire.
A 1991 group photo of disability arts practitioners. David Hevey is standing fifth from the right in the second row.
Photo: NDACA.
Blogs
Sharing radical heritage demands a radical approach
Shape Arts’ passionate director, David Hevey, is taking a disruptive, digital approach to sharing disabled people’s voices with the world.
The clock tower of the Horniman Museum
News
Visit our Habitats of Hope exhibition at the Horniman Museum
From 30 November–10 December we are showcasing inspiring heritage projects that have enabled the survival of some of the UK’s rarest animal species, thanks to National Lottery support.
Delia Derbyshire working in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Photo: Green Croft Arts.
Stories
Celebrating the music pioneer Delia Derbyshire on Doctor Who's 60th anniversary
From oral histories to hands-on workshops, we’ve awarded over £100,000 to three projects that are preserving the story of an innovative electronic musician.
Improving access to parks and green space.
Credit: Nottingham City Council.
News
Two awards for a programme putting nature at the heart of thriving urban places
The Future Parks Accelerator programme, a joint initiative with the National Trust, has won Social Project of the Year and the prestigious Overall Project of the Year Award.
Participants at the residential event in June 2023, as part of Heritage Trade Up.
Photo: School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Stories
Five tips for more robust and innovative heritage organisations
Hear from the organisations who took part in our Business Support and Enterprise campaign about how they improved organisational resilience in challenging times.
AI could help us make archives more accessible. Pictured: Kresen Kernow.
News
How the heritage sector can make the most of artificial intelligence
Learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to innovate and what you need to know to responsibly use this rapidly developing technology.
Bourn Mill. Image: Matthew Power Photography.
News
National Lottery support saving at-risk heritage sites for 25 years
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. Over the past quarter of a century, Heritage Fund support has helped save some of the nation's most-loved heritage from the list.