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National Lottery Heritage Fund Enfield Voluntary Action, May 2021
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
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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.’
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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
NLHF funding
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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
own stories
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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?
