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Case study: Roots and Branches

People looking at display cases in a mezzanine gallery.
Meet the Changemakers event on Manchester Museum Top Floor. Credit: Manchester Museum.

Stories

… Case study: Roots and Branches Meet the Changemakers event on Manchester Museum … at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024, Manchester Museum and Museum Development England, share their tips for growing … their Carbon Literacy training programme, Branches have now trained over 1,300 individuals from over 370 …

£150million funding to enhance and protect the UK’s world-class landscapes

Three people standing in a field of wild flowers, one is bending down touching the flowers
Drew Bennellick, our Head of Land, Sea and Nature, and Harriet Bennett, Land Management Officer for the Chilterns Landscape Partnership project, with Andrew Stubbings, of Manor Farm, an example of a connected landscape. Photo: Oliver Dixon.

News

… £150million funding to enhance and protect the UK’s world-class landscapes Drew Bennellick, our Head of Land, Sea and Nature, and Harriet Bennett, Land Management Officer for … to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. We believe everyone in the UK should …

A statement on the passing of Lord Jacob Rothschild

News

… causes income for heritage as the Heritage Lottery Fund (now The National Lottery Heritage Fund).  Lord Rothschild was a passionate supporter of culture and heritage in the UK. He was instrumental in establishing the Heritage Fund’s investment in parks and urban green space, a legacy which remains to this day. …

Cleveland Pools opens for swimming after 40 years

A group of swimmers in red swimsuits jumping out of the water at Cleveland Pools
Swimmers celebrating Cleveland Pools being open for swimming once again. Credit: Suzy Slemen.

Stories

… longer able to use the River Avon. It closed in the 1980s and was added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register … grant, the project has saved this unique heritage site and it was removed from the register in 2022. The 25-metre … area and pavilion have been restored and green energy is now being used to naturally treat and heat the pool, allowing …

All-inclusive heritage adventures

Liz Ellis, Ymgynghorydd Polisi Cymunedau ac Amrywiaeth
Liz Ellis, Ymgynghorydd Polisi Cymunedau ac Amrywiaeth

Blogs

… 27/07/2015 Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity In the latest in a series of features promoting … people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland and Wales. Enjoy. Learn. Flourish. These life enhancing words … Riverside School in Antrim, Northern Ireland, and they are now motivating all of us here at HLF too! Young disabled …

Sharing radical heritage demands a radical approach

A black and white group photo of about 30 people. The front row of people are using wheelchairs, with others standing on steps behind them.
A 1991 group photo of disability arts practitioners. David Hevey is standing fifth from the right in the second row. Photo: NDACA.

Blogs

… at an event launching the NDACA. Photo: Andy Barker. Right now I’m leading a project to create an archive for the … fought for the right to be fully included in society (and to some degree won). Shape Arts is a disability-led arts … for successes like the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA).  Our current project, the National …

A year as Director of England, North: resilience and saving heritage

A head and shoulders image of Helen Featherstone
Helen Featherstone. Photo: Roth Reed.

Blogs

… A year as Director of England, North: resilience and saving heritage Helen Featherstone. Photo: Roth Reed. … the role, the needs of heritage organisations in the North and our commitment to supporting resilience. How time flies! … work and visit.  South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough is now a vibrant and heritage-rich green space for all to enjoy. …

How can we ensure a brighter future for parks?

Drew Bennellick
Drew Bennellick

Blogs

… Bennellick 29/06/2015 Drew Bennellick,  Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage As HLF announces a further £34million to … communities. I’ve worked at the Heritage Lottery Fund now for over six years and I have to say I feel incredibly … see how they develop, to record their experiences and to then share their findings. What has been particularly …

Exploring Childhoods

People in science fiction costumes

Projects

… adventurous, deepen relationships with community partners and seek out new audiences for more contemporary collections. … Childhoods was a five-year project run by Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood, which aimed to … House, with more agile acquisitions procedures. The museum now has much clearer objectives on what to collect. A recent …

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