Press releases

Modern-day rescue for Second World War heritage thanks to HLF

15/12/2016

A Dunkirk Little Ship, which saved 600 lives, and a camp of Nissen huts are to be brought back to life thanks to grants…
Beckenham Place Park to be restored and revitalised

14/12/2016

£4.7million National Lottery grant to regenerate the park for local people.
Bluecoat receives major funding from National Lottery players to reveal 300-year history

06/12/2016

Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, has been awarded a £210,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to reveal its 300-year history.
Heritage Lottery Fund statement – Landscape Institute Awards 2016

24/11/2016

The winners of Landscape Institute Awards 2016 have been announced, with awards for Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) projects.
HLF North West welcomes new Head of Region Nathan Lee

17/11/2016

This month, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) welcomes the appointment of a new Head of Region for the North West - Nathan Lee.
Manhood Wildlife and Heritage Group secures HLF investment

10/11/2016

Manhood Wildlife and Heritage Group has received a confirmed grant of £545,300 from HLF.
Millions awarded to protect ancient Ulster landscape

07/11/2016

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £2million to a new Landscape Partnership scheme in the middle of Northern Ireland.
£25m of Heritage Lottery Fund cash will help open up countryside to city dwellers

05/11/2016

The landscapes bordering four of the UK’s biggest cities will be repaired, protected and opened up to people living in urban areas thanks to…
New figures reveal impact of Wales’ heritage on UK tourism economy

25/10/2016

Wales’ heritage makes a £1bn GVA* contribution to UK tourism economy Heritage tourism supports over 24,000 jobs in Wales Wales’ cultural and heritage attractions…
UK PLC: New figures reveal overseas visitors to heritage are driving the UK’s tourism economy

24/10/2016

Published today, a new report from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) shows that overseas visitors to the UK’s cultural, historic and natural heritage attractions spend…