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Seven days to celebrate #MuseumWeek 2019

Kids at museums

News

… you do, notice what makes your heart beat faster. Embrace and act on it. Care and dare...” For more advice from Esme and other … first all-military expedition to scale Everest. They are now on display in the new Soldier Gallery at the National …

£3.2million for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project

Design visual of people enjoying a garden with trees and pond, outside the Natural History Museum
Design visual of the Natural History Museum garden. Credit: Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons

News

… the Natural History Museum garden. Credit: Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons 12/08/2021 A major project will support … natural world faces unprecedented declines and needs help now more than ever. Thanks to money raised by National … involve piloting new technology. These innovations can then be shared with partners around the country to build up a …

After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration

Milton Brown

Stories

… After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration 08/10/2019 Huddersfield community leader … and father go through racism, I went through it at school. Then when I came out of the military, I couldn’t even get a … Huddersfield and beyond – they want to do their own film now, the Muslim communities, the Irish. The story of …

Celebs out in force as four HLF projects scoop prestigious award

Y gantores o Gymru, Katherine Jenkins, gyda phlant ysgol
Y gantores o Gymru, Katherine Jenkins, yn rhoi’r wobr i blant ysgol

News

… the life-changing impact National Lottery funding can have and the possibilities that exist to make our heritage more accessible and inclusive for everyone to enjoy". Best Environment … which includes popular songs from the First World War, is now being rolled out to a number of schools across England …

Six projects celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation

A colourful banner commemorating the landing of the Empire Windrush, saying 'Docked here at Tilbury, June 22nd 1948'
Commemorative banner at Tilbury

News

… in the UK, we spotlight some of the projects celebrating and saving the heritage of those who emigrated here. From oral history and archives projects that save the memories and mementos of … it all the more important to save, record and share, for now and the future. Projects to inspire you The Windrush …

Good news for Love Parks Week

Pafiliwn y Mount, Fleetwood, Sir Gaerhirfryn
Pafiliwn y Mount, Fleetwood, Sir Gaerhirfryn

News

… Fleetwood, Sir Gaerhirfryn 19/07/2018 It’s Love Parks Week and seven country, coastal and urban parks are celebrating a … there’s an elegant Victorian seaside gardens. All will now be restored, rejuvenated and reimagined following news of … on the land up until 1928, when it was purchased by the then local authority, Hendon Rural District Council, to …

Local schools preliminary Charting Chipeling dig

Bolton-on-Swale St. Mary’s Primary Church of England School children, unearthing the past

News

… of England School, Brompton-on-Swale Church of England and North and South Cowton Community Primary schools to dig in the … away for further examination. The archaeological project now has a dedicated website which records the history of the …

Telling Tales: Halsway Manor’s oral history project wins Lottery support

Uncovering the hidden history of a unique folk centre based in Halsway Manor

News

… the 1960s. Several generations of people – from the region and from all over the country – had their first experiences of participating in folk music, dance and song at Halsway Manor, including many well known folk … of the West Somerset folk centre – including Mary Ireson, now 101 years old and still going strong, who has been coming …

St Peter's Church, Great Totham, wins Lottery funding

The Adoration of the Magi at St Peter's Church, Great Totham

News

… in the vestry, where it had suffered badly from damp and dirt. It shows the church as it was before changes to the building later in the 19th century, and so is an important historical record as well as a … Dr James Bettley said: "We are delighted that we can now go ahead with this exciting project. It was wonderful …

Meet our committees: Megan de Silva

Megan de Silva, Aelod Pwyllgor Cymru
Megan de Silva, Aelod Pwyllgor Cymru

Blogs

… the hurdles she overcame to join the committee for Wales - and why she's glad she did. Why did you want to join an HLF … at work. I thought: “I’m passionate about heritage, people and communities and I really care about the environment. I’ve … as possible and they always arrive with plenty of time. I now look forward to the days when they arrive. What would you …

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