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Georgina Finn
Senior Grants Officer
Heritage Lottery Fund North West
• Conserve the UK’s diverse heritage for present andfuture generations to experience and enjoy;
• Help more people, and a wider range of people, to take an active part in and make decisions about their heritage; and
• Help people to learn about their own and other people’s heritage.
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Since 1994…
• 21 years old!
• Over £6.1 billion awarded
• 37,000 projects
HLF North West Priority Areas
• Pennine Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle & Rossendale)
(From Apr 2013 – present awarded over £2m to nearly 40
projects)
• West Coast of Cumbria (specifically Borough of Barrow and wards around Whitehaven & Workington)
• Wards in Liverpool
• Wards in Manchester
What did HLF like about the initial ideas for URES?
• Ambitious but realistic for what was then a very small organisation
• Identification of need to broaden their work to engage communities, especially those who wouldn’t normally engage with a natural heritage project e.g. primary school children, BAME communities in Burnley etc.
• Identified need to bring in new staff to deliver the community engagement
• Good relationship with key partners, but also identifying other new partners to engage with
Highlights from HLF perspective – what did they get right?
• Listened to HLF advice right from the start & continued to work closely with us
• Development phase highly managed by Trust with support of a newly formed & effective steering group & new staff
• New officer appointed to develop community activities• Creative thinking around reaching & engaging new
audiences• Excellent partnership working• Well planned throughout• Continuous evaluation throughout• Great team in place with relevant expertise, enthusiasm &
key skills required
HLF funding programmes…
Open programmes• Sharing Heritage – £3,000 to £10,000• Our Heritage - £10,000 to £100,000• Heritage Grants – £100,000 upwards
Targeted programmes • Landscape Partnerships - £100,000 to £3 million• Parks for People - £100,000 to £5 million • Young Roots - £10,000 to £50,000
Project Title: Moorgate QuarryApplicant: Oldham MBC
Grant Awarded: £5,000Programme: Sharing Heritage
• Site operated as quarry for 100 years ceasing operations in 1970s
• Site regenerated naturally & is home to some UK Bap species
• Installation of two interpretation panels & stone bench at viewing point
• Creation of 3 nature trails. Work around this included installing way markers, creation of steps & some scrub clearance. Trail leaflet produced
• Access & habitat improvements• Much of the work was carried out by
Groundwork & TCV volunteers
• Aim to increase the Black Honey Bee in Borough of Burnley which is under threat of extinction due to interbreeding with foreign species & introductions of pathogens which genetically weaken colonies
• Rearing 400 queen bees, building 200 nucleas hives & planting 100 hectares of native bee forage plants in 6 Burnley parks
• Education programme incl. training volunteers in beekeeping, planting & hive building, information panels in parks & Bee Roadshows
• Success led to follow-up project ‘Bee’s Beyond the Borough’
Title: Bees in the BoroughApplicant: Newground TogetherProgramme: Our HeritageGrant Awarded: £49,900 (51% of total project costs)
Project Title: Chimneys to TreesApplicant: Lancashire Wildlife TrustGrant Awarded: £25,000Programme: Young Roots
• Project at Seven Acres LNR in Bolton• LWT worked with students from Withins High
School’s Referral Unit to investigate the heritage of the site
• Site visits, mini excavations, map & photographic research, ‘Day in the Life’ of a Charcoal burner, bushcraft & woodcraft skills
• Pond maintenance sessions• Created on-site interpretation boards, audio
trail and an interactive website• Radio interviews and a celebration event• Young people working towards their John Muir
awards
Project Title: Cherish EdenApplicant: Eden Rivers TrustGrant Awarded: £1,987,200Programme: Heritage Grants
• River clean-ups, work to habitats, tree-planting, monitoring sites, habitat surveys etc.
• Establish & provide training for River Action Groups
• Work with farmers to improve habitats• Establish circular walks & cycle rides
which promote the heritage• Learning materials, oral histories, book &
exhibition• Extensive training opportunities for
volunteers & apprentices
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