Press releases

Armagh Pipers Club to explore Irish traditional musical heritage

19/09/2016

A new project from Armagh Pipers Club is set to explore 50 years of Irish Traditional musical heritage, with the help of a £36,000…
Public parks face decline

07/09/2016

New report from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) calls for collaborative national and local action to deliver new ways of funding and managing parks…
£55m National Lottery boost for heritage

12/08/2016

Twelve sites gain Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) support, including William Morris’ family home at Kelmscott Manor and the UK’s only surviving gas-lit cinema.
Great Place Scheme puts culture at the heart of local vision

04/08/2016

A £15million scheme to help put culture at the heart of successful communities was unveiled by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Arts Council…
Heritage Lottery Fund launches new £8million resilience programme

28/07/2016

Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching a new £8million annual investment programme to help organisations and partnerships build their resilience.
Scotland’s landscapes to benefit from £9million HLF investment

27/07/2016

Scotland has some of the UK's most outstanding natural heritage, as diverse as it is unique. Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) endorses four…
Permanent Holocaust Learning Centre for the North of England to be established

25/07/2016

Stories of Holocaust survivors from the North of England will be given a new home at Heritage Quay in the University of Huddersfield, thanks…
Helping the natural world in the East of England

21/07/2016

More than £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has been announced today, to help people across the East of England unearth the fascinating…
The Foyle has 30 new Ambassadors

17/07/2016

The Foyle Ambassadors programme gives the young people an opportunity to discover the natural heritage of the River Foyle, its tributaries, sea loughs and…
Love Parks Week: £30.7m National Lottery investment for 16 parks

15/07/2016

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund have awarded more than £30.7million to 16 UK parks, it was announced today.