The North Pennines National Landscape (NPNL) team has been awarded £2m of lottery funding to chronicle the history of lead mining in Northern England through the ‘Land of Lead and Silver’. Along with the £2m National Lottery funding, the NPNL said a further £576,000 would follow from other funders, including £221,000 from Historic England. The…
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NHLF Announce Funding for Seven Industrial Heritage Sites
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £14.8m in new funding for seven industrial heritage sites across the UK. In England the projects include the Old Town Hall in the Isles of Scilly which has been awarded £4.6m to reopen as a museum and cultural centre to share the unique culture, rich history, and diverse ecology of…
Graffiti & Anti-social Behaviour at Heritage Attractions Rose in 2023 but AI May Help
Heritage organisations are becoming an increasing target of graffiti, anti-social behaviour, and verbal abuse, according to new research commissioned by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical. A survey of 500 heritage decision makers from museums, galleries, stately homes and castles found that 32% had suffered anti-social behaviour in the past year, up 3% on the previous year….
Heritage Compass Business Support Expanded
Cause4 , who run the Heritage Compass Business Support Programme established in 2020, has been awarded additional funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund & DCMS to expand the Programme. This will see the support grow from 150 up to 300 small to medium sized heritage organisations across England, in partnership with the Arts Marketing Association and Creative…
Industrial Heritage Support 