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Valuing the invaluable: a parks for all fund

Holly Lewis

Blogs

… 03/12/2020 Holly Lewis, co-founder of architecture and urbanism practice, We Made That Everyone likes a park. … appreciated how important they are to our way of lives and sense of wellbeing until recently. The value of our parks … will require us to question established models of value. "Now, of all times, we should recognise that investment in our …

Britain’s last major bell foundry saved

Taylor Bell Foundry Loughborough - row of bells created by the foundry

Stories

… bells hung in the cathedrals, churches, universities and public buildings of over 100 countries. 20 million people in Britain, and hundreds of millions worldwide, hear a Taylor's bell … Heritage Fund grant, the Grade II* listed foundry will now be restored. Hannah Taylor, chair of the Loughborough …

A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion

Portrait of Andrew White Director or Wales

Blogs

… A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion 24/06/2021 Andrew White, Director of Wales at … Director of Wales at The National Lottery Heritage Fund. I then received a call from my former colleagues telling me to … with LGBT+ history, culture and heritage organisations now and into the future. Among the organisations we’ve …

Changing lives: from Belfast welder to heritage blacksmith

A blacksmith works at an anvil

Stories

… for the Future programme.  He got a place, left his job and within days realised that this what he was born to do. As … his own furnace in an outbuilding. Even better, now he has everything he needs to make any tools he requires … shows and fairs which clamoured to showcase his craft. And then there are the heritage projects: restoring railings, …

Grant puts Postal Museum on track

People sort post on the subterranean Mail Rail train

News

… confidence in the BPMA’s plans for a new, national museum and paves the way for its success. Approximately 95% funded, BPMA is now focusing on raising the remaining capital necessary to … chart almost 400 years of Britain’s social, communications and design history through the iconic postal service, …

Major boost for much-loved Wharton Park

Battlements in Wharton Park, Durham

News

… Wharton Park 08/01/2014 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have today announced a grant … that will transform Durham City’s historic Wharton Park and result in the creation of a number of jobs and … of the funding plans for the restoration of the park will now be finalised and construction work is expected to begin …

Helping our natural heritage hit the Lottery jackpot

News

… memories about wildlife at Fallin Bing near Stirling and create pollinator habitats in Peterborough and Plymouth . … to understand, appreciate and learn about heritage, then heritage will never be sustainable. That’s why we always … and learning. They need to go hand-in-hand. This is now common place and accepted by the natural heritage sector. …

Why open up Durham Cathedral's collections?

Dean of Durham Cathedral
Dean of Durham Cathedral

Blogs

… with St Cuthbert such as his coffin, pectoral cross and portable altar. Not only that, but the cathedral Library … more of its monastic collections of medieval manuscripts and early printed books than anywhere else in the country. A … What is Open Treasure? After years of planning, we are now poised to realise this dream. Called Open Treasure, the …

Astley Castle wins RIBA Stirling prize

News

… with architects Witherford Watson Mann (WWM) on a bold and original scheme blending old and new in order to save and protect the ancient castle. The … Heritage. The castle has been saved from ruination and can now be enjoyed by everyone, through short stays within the …

£13.5million to kickstart 22 heritage projects

An aerial view of the crescent-shaped Cleveland Pools. A Georgian lido in Bath
The Georgian-era Cleveland Pools in Bath. Image credit: Cleveland Pools

News

… sites impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19). Regeneration and maintenance projects that were planned before the pandemic, and are facing delays or increased costs, can now resume for the successful organisations. Ros Kerslake, …

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