National Lottery Heritage Fund
Fund distributing money raised by the UK National Lottery From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Lottery Heritage Fund, formerly the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), distributes a share of National Lottery funding, supporting a wide range of heritage projects across the United Kingdom.
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| Formed | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London 51.5077°N 0.0737°W |
| Employees | 300 |
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| Parent department | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Parent organisation | National Heritage Memorial Fund |
| Website | www |
History
The fund's predecessor bodies were the National Land Fund, established in 1946, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, established in 1980.[2] The current body was established as the "Heritage Lottery Fund" in 1994.[3] It was re-branded as the National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2019.[4]
Activities
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The fund's income comes from the National Lottery, which was managed until 2024 by Camelot Group.[5] Its objectives are "to conserve the UK's diverse heritage, to encourage people to be involved in heritage and to widen access and learning".[6] As of 2019, it had awarded £7.9 billion to 43,000 projects.[4]
In 2006, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched the Parks for People program with the aim to revitalize historic parks and cemeteries. From 2006 to 2021, the Fund had granted £254 million to 135 projects.[7]
In January 2019 it simplified its funding schemes under one banner – National Lottery Grants for Heritage – with awards from £3,000 to £5 million.[4] Funding requests for projects over £5 million will be considered as part of two time-limited national competitions to be held in 2020–21 and 2022–23.[4]
Its funding routes include the Digital Skills for Heritage Fund, a £3.5m fund for grants to support digital volunteering in the heritage sector, launched in November 2021.[8]
Structure
The chair of the trustees is appointed by the Prime Minister;[1] René Olivieri served as interim chair from January 2020[9] following Sir Peter Luff's retirement at the end of 2019.[10] Dr Simon Thurley CBE, former Chief Executive of English Heritage, became the chair of trustees on 1 April 2021.[11][12]
The Chief Executive from July 2016 to December 2021 was Ros Kerslake OBE, former CEO of The Prince's Regeneration Trust.[13] In August 2021, the Fund announced that Ros Kerslake would be stepping down at the end of 2021.[14] The Chief Executive since January 2022 is Eilish McGuinness.[15]
The Fund's head office is in London, and it has offices elsewhere in the UK.[1]
Major projects
Major projects have included:[16]
- Restoration of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Somerset – awarded £25 million in 1996[17]
- Restoration of Heaton Park in Manchester – awarded £8.5 million in 1999[18]
- Creation of the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea – awarded £11 million in 2002[19]
- Refurbishment of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow – awarded £13 million in 2002[20]
- Restoration of Greenhead Park in Huddersfield – awarded £3.8 million in 2005[21]
- Renovation of the Piece Hall in Halifax – awarded £13 million in 2012[22]
- Acquisition of Titian's Diana and Callisto for the National Gallery London and National Galleries of Scotland – awarded £3 million in 2012[23]
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