Gopika Jayasree.
Blogs
How becoming a Digital Hero transformed my career and my confidence
Hear from Gopika about how taking part in the Heritage Trust Network’s Digital Heroes project transformed her future.
The water balance cliff lift provides step-free access from the Leas to the seafront and Lower Coastal Park.
Photo: Chris Gorman.
News
£4.8million funding boost to revive Folkestone Leas Lift
The rare surviving water lift, a remarkable example of Victorian engineering, will be returned to its original use connecting seafront and town.
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is exploring challenges around recruitment, retention and diversity of the conservation sector workforce.
Blogs
Creating space to innovate: celebrating our first cohort of Heritage Innovation Fund explorers
Innovation can be uncomfortable, and it takes the tenacity of intrepid explorers, says Kathryn Holland, who is working with our grantees to tackle heritage workforce challenges.
Hampshire Cultural Trust staff member and volunteer at the Allen Gallery.
News
Seventeen organisations to test innovative ways of overcoming heritage workforce challenges
In the second phase of our three-stage Heritage Innovation Fund pilot programme, grant recipients will develop solutions to common problems facing the heritage sector.
A Natterer's bat flying inside the roof of St Lawrence church, Radstone. Credit: Chris Damant, Bernwood Ecology.
Stories
All creatures great and small: helping church communities care for their bats
The Bats in Churches project helped over 100 ancient churches in England with their resident bats, bringing communities together and learning more about our threatened bat species.
The new public green space welcomes visitors to Gloucester Cathedral. Credit Gloucester Cathedral.
Stories
Case study: Project Pilgrim
More than a cell – statue of Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) by Helen Wilson-Roe in Royal Fort Garden, Bristol. Photo: Bhagesh Sachania Photography.
Stories
Bringing Henrietta Lacks’ story to life in Bristol
Explore how the University of Bristol is spotlighting Henrietta’s controversial contribution to medicine and inspiring future scientists.
Alice Billings House. Includes Newham’s Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, Taryn Nixon and Selina Papa from the Heritage Fund, Creative Land Trust and Purcell’s team.
Credit: Andrew Baker Photographer.
News
£800,000 funding awarded to support Newham’s heritage
From restoring an 1880s playhouse to creating a cycling heritage trail, projects across Newham will celebrate its diverse community heritage and create pride in place.
Videos
Esther Fox is the National Lottery Awards Heritage Winner for 2023
The award recognises her incredible support and leadership to make museums more accessible.
Woodland near Machynlleth, cared for by Coetir Anian.
Photo: Dan Jones Images.
News
£4million now invested in Welsh woodlands, with more funding available
From restoring Anglesey woodlands to creating a 50-hectare mosaic of forestry in Powys, 10 more projects have received funding from The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG).
Torquay on the South Devon coast, with Torre Abbey in the foreground.
News
£200million funding for Heritage Places will boost local economies and pride in place
We’re forging long-term partnerships with towns and cities across the UK as part of a 10-year journey to help places thrive by unlocking the potential of their heritage.
Children at a workshop held during the project.
Photo: CDP.
Stories
Cocorico! Exploring the heritage in our homes
A Congolese community organisation in Swansea brought people together to learn about and share their heritage through personal items.
Brunel's SS Great Britain in the dry dock. Photo: Adam Gasson / SS Great Britain Trust.
Stories
Case study: SS Great Britain – Voyage to Carbon Neutral
The SS Great Britain Trust's innovative decarbonising of the conservation system for the world's first iron ship jointly won Sustainable Project of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards.
Learning Through Landscapes delivered the My School My Planet project. Photo: Simon Hadley.
Blogs
How Walsall’s heritage is thriving
Our Engagement Manager, Natalie Osborne, shares the successful heritage work of Walsall – one of our 13 Areas of Focus.
St. Conan's Kirk, Argyll, Scotland Photo: Andrew Prins
News
£12.2million investment to help save UK’s historic buildings
From the only thatched ice house of its kind to the oldest picture house in Northern Ireland, we have awarded 12 heritage buildings life-saving support.
Oysters are being restored to Conwy Bay. Photo: ZSL.
News
Applications open for £9.8million in new funding for restoring nature in Wales
Have you got an idea for a project to help nature and people in Wales thrive? Apply now through two new funds.
News
National Lottery Awards 2023 shortlist announced! Who will get your vote?
Nominations for Project of the Year recognise outstanding National Lottery-funded projects that are making a difference for people and heritage across the UK.
Swimmers celebrating Cleveland Pools being open for swimming once again.
Credit: Suzy Slemen.
Stories
Cleveland Pools opens for swimming after 40 years
The UK's oldest open-air swimming pool has reopened, following a £9.3million restoration project that brought the site back to life.