WW1 Community Heritage Centres Briefing Event

The Heritage Lottery Fund

Karen Brookfield – Deputy Director (Strategy)

Anna Jarvis –Programme Manager ‘First World War: then and now’

HLF and the Centenary of the First World War

• UK Government Centenary programme

• Since April 2010, we have awarded £12million to First World War projects

Heritage Lottery Fund / AHRC / Universities

• Our first collaboration• Academic support for ‘community research’• Resources and digital technology• Moral support • Building lasting relationships • Needs clear offers from universities• Wide range of types of support and levels of need• Requires flexibility • Early career researchers’ role

Funding for First World War projects

First World War: then and nowGrants between £3,000 and £10,000

Our HeritageGrants between £10,000 and £100,000

Heritage GrantsGrants over £100,000

Young RootsGrants between £10,000 and £50,000

First World War: then and now

• For groups to explore, conserve and share their First World War heritage

• Grants of £3,000 to £10,000

• Programme opened in May, and runs for 6 years

• We will fund at least 100 projects per year

Heritage focus

• Local places

• Objects, photographs, documents and newspapers

• Individuals and communities affected by the war

• Buildings and structures – e.g. factories and hospitals

• War memorials

• Recordings of memories

• Memories of people affected by the war after it happened

• Art, literature, music, theatre, film and popular culture

• Anything created during or since the war that shows its impact on the UK and people currently living here

Activities – explore and conserve

Outputs - share

Project examples

[Add images of projects]

Key stages of a First World War: then and now project

Have an idea and find out about HLF

Submit an expression of interest and develop the project idea

Submit an application

Deliver the project

Complete the project

Support and advice

• Training or advice on:o Locating and using archiveso Using online resourceso Using photographic sourceso Scanning and archiving photoso Interpreting newspaperso Quantitative analysiso Publishing a booko Analysing imageso Using maps for researcho Finding listed building

information• Tours of the university library• Translation and transcription support• Support with graphic design

Advice on research methods and framing research

questions

Advice on/Support with:•Wiki and media sharing tools•Finding listed building information•Putting together an exhibition•Recruiting student volunteers•Editing a website•Creating a DVD•Running a showcase event•Preparing a resources pack for schools•Preparing a guided walk

Subject knowledge

The value of research and university support

•Undertake high quality activity and produce high quality outputs

•Increase people's understanding of the FWW

•Leave a legacy from their project

•Benefit from the enthusiasm, subject knowledge and resources of universities and research organisations

•Be inspired to explore new avenues in their projects

•Gain knowledge and skills

It is important to us that

•A diverse range of community groups benefit from the support offered •Groups with less experience are prioritised for support

•Groups have access to the expertise they need, wherever they are based in the UK

www.hlf.org.uk/FirstWorldWar