Children and young people
Heritage has a crucial role to play in enriching the lives of children and young people, creating a more inclusive society.
Since 1994, we are proud to have invested over £60million across the UK in projects working with children and young people. This includes the £10m Kick the Dust programme.
We are committed to supporting greater inclusion, diversity, access and participation in heritage – including for younger generations. We know that children and young people can play a significant role in creating innovative and exciting heritage projects that speak to them.
Explore some of our work below and find inspiration for your project, then discover whether your idea is eligible for funding.
Digwyddiad i bobl ifanc yn edrych ar hanes modern a chanoloesol drwy ffotograffiaeth
News
Wales’s unloved heritage is about to be reclaimed by the next generation
Thanks to National Lottery players, young people across Wales are about to embark on a project that has the power to change what we mean when we talk about heritage.
Bydd hyfforddeion yn dysgu sgiliau morwriaeth a churadurol
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Splashing the cash: £10.1million to help widen heritage talent pool
£10.1m investment in third round of our Skills for the Future programme.
Hyfforddeion menywod ifanc yng ngwaith Porthdy Boston
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£10.1m investment to widen the profile of the heritage world
£10.1million National Lottery investment will help train the next generation.
Stories
Changing lives: Scout learns about terror of the trenches
For Morgan Taylor, the First World War was just a part of the distant past, until a Scout group heritage project brought it much closer to home
Karin Molson, Rheolydd Dysgu yn Amgueddfa Sir Fynwy
Blogs
All shook up - creating a museum exhibition that rocks
Karin Molson, Learning Manager at Monmouth Museum, recalls how involving teenagers led to one of the museum’s most engaging exhibitions yet – while student Wulf reveals why he loved being a volunteer.
Dyddiaduron Richard Burton
News
From dung collecting to buying the world’s most expensive diamond
Using Richard Burton’s diaries, young people investigate growing up in a changing Port Talbot - through the eyes of one of the town’s most famous sons.
Dyddiaduron Richard Burton
News
Youngsters rediscover Port Talbot through Richard Burton’s teen diaries
Up to 80 young people are about to look at their local area through the eyes of one of the world’s most iconic film stars, thanks to a new project supported by National Lottery players.
Get ready to Kick the Dust
News
Attend our Kick the Dust workshops
We will be running a series of information workshops across the UK, providing more detail about Kick the Dust as well as our other funding for projects involving young people.
Pobl ifanc o Gaerdydd yn gweithio ar brosiect Gwreiddiau Ifanc yn edrych ar dreftadaeth Butetown
News
Learn more about Young Roots with HLF Wales on 14 September
Did you know that HLF support projects specifically for young people? Our Young Roots programme does exactly that!
Paratoi i frwydro yn Bryn Eryr
News
Volunteers bring Iron Age building back to life
A recreated Iron Age farmstead at one of the UK’s largest living museums was welcomed into the 21st century this week with its official opening at St Fagans near Cardiff.
Ffion Davies, Cydlynydd Gwirfoddolwyr yn Amgueddfa Cymru
Blogs
How volunteers raised St Fagans’ Iron Age farmstead from the ground up
Ffion Davies, Volunteer Coordinator at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, celebrates the hard work of volunteers who brought St Fagans’ latest historic building to life.
Archaeological finds by young people
Projects
Re-discovering Belton's Forgotten Gunners
Young people revealed the personal histories of Belton House Machine Gun Corps training camp.