National Lottery Heritage Fund

National Lottery Heritage Fund

Enfield Voluntary Action, May 2021

National Lottery Heritage Fund

Enfield Voluntary Action, May 2021

Judith Carruthers & Patricia Lichst

Engagement Managers, London & South region

[email protected]

[email protected]

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1. The National Lottery Heritage Fund – who and

what do we fund?

2. Our strategy in Enfield

3. Current funding priorities

4. Available support and how to apply

Overview

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund

- Who and What we fund

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Our vision

‘Inspiring, leading and resourcing

the UK’s heritage to create positive

and lasting change for people and

communities, now and in the future.’

Command of the Oceans © Rikard Osterlund Slough Stories, Slough Museum

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Who do we fund?We fund public and not-for-profit organisations such as:

• Charities or Trusts

• Voluntary Groups

• Community Interest Companies

(CIC)

• Youth Organisations

• Faith Organisations (Church PCC)

• Local authorities & Parish Councils

We also fund:

• Private owners of heritage in cases

of clear public benefit under £100k

Or partnerships between any of

these.

OWLS (Outdoor Woodland Learning in Surrey)

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Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass onto future generations

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Our heritage priorities

• Inclusion of under-served groups:

o young people

o people from diverse ethnic

communities

o disabled people

o LGBT+ communities

o people from lower socio-economic

backgrounds

• Landscapes and nature

• Heritage at risk

• Community and local heritage

• 13 geographical focus areas in UK – incl.

Brent, Newham and Enfield

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Area of Focus: Enfield 2019-2024

What do we hope to achieve?

• Heritage more embedded in policies and strategies of the borough

• Increased awareness of the breadth and value of Heritage

• Enfield applicants and grant holders feel supported in their

Heritage Fund grant applications and delivering their heritage

projects

• Organisations better skilled to access Heritage Fund and other

funding

• Better collaboration and partnerships leading to wider impact of

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Area of Focus: Enfield 2019-2024

Current Work & Investment

• Stories of Enfield

• The Enfield Chase Woodland

Restoration Project (DEFRA)

• Forty Hall – Cultural Recovery Funding

Increased support for borough until 2024

National Lottery Grants for Heritage

Strategic Funding Framework 2021 - 2022

StrongerKent Communities, March 2021

National Lottery Grants for Heritage: 2021 - 22

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National Lottery Grants for Heritage

Small

£3k-£10k

Single-Round

Application

No matched

funding

required

No deadlines

8 week decision

Max 1 Year

Medium

£10,000 - £250,000

Single-Round

Application

Over £100,000, 5%

matched funding

No deadlines

8 week decision

Max 5 Years

Project enquiry advice

service

Large

£250k-£5m

Two Round

Application

(Development and

Delivery)

10% matched

funding

Quarterly deadlines

12 week decision

Max 7 Years (2 years

development and 5 years delivery)

Expression of

Interest

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Programme Outcomes 2021-22

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What we would like to see…

• As many people as possible to

benefit from our funding,

including National Lottery

Players

• Listening to and collaborating

with communities

• Removing barriers

• New audiences to heritage

• Enabling people to tell their

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Environmental sustainability

Steps to help nature recover

• Promoting cycling

• Public transport

• Avoid printing

• Recycling

• Waste disposal

• Environmental policy

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Managing Covid-19 Risk

• Mitigation measures

• Flexible activity plan

• Costs:

o Contingency

o Digital & Personal protection equipment

o Programme face to face activities for late 2021 or 2022

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Case study: Brighton and Hove Black History:

Thomas Highflyer project

Awarded £60,000Heritage the project focussed on:

The restoration of the grave of a 12-year-old slave

boy.

Activities:

• Recruited 22 volunteers

• Research at the Keep, National Archives, Brighton

Museum

• Restored Thomas' grave at Woodvale Cemetery

• Developed interpretation:

- A Highflyer trail around the cemetery

- School resource packs

- Mobile exhibition

- Website

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Case study: Icon Theatre: Cabbage Island

Awarded £36,800, 93%

• Heritage the project focussed on:

- Historical sites of Luton (Chatham area) and

- Memories of community traditions.

Activities:

• 74 volunteers participated in different activities

• Researched local heritage sites

• Recorded & transcribed 10 oral histories

• A heritage walk

• Exhibition at All Saints community cafe

• Young people created a documentary film

• School workshops

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Got an initial project idea?

First everyone needs to read our

application guidance.

£3,000 - £10,000

• Can apply anytime

£10,000 - £250,000

• Project enquiry form optional

• Can apply anytimeRoyal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Development

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Useful Resources

• National Lottery Grants for Heritage guidance

• Priorities for 2021 – 2022

• Environmental Sustainability guidance

• Outcomes for projects

• Good Practice Guidance

• What is an inclusive project?

• Digital Skills for Heritage

• Investing in Resilience

Website: www.heritagefund.org.uk

Twitter: @HeritageFundL_S

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Key points to remember

• Heritage the project will focus on

• Mandatory outcome/inclusion

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Thank you!

Questions?