Ben Greener, Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Historic Environment Advisor, explains the huge economic potential of industrial buildings and sites across the UK. This week, the Heritage Lottery Fund announced a £2.5million investment in Birmingham’s iconic-but-underused Roundhouse, a major industrial building at the heart of the city’s canal network. Built in the 1870s, the horseshoe-shaped Roundhouse…
UK tourism is a global success story and one I am incredibly proud to champion as Tourism Minister. While the overall Spending Review included difficult decisions, significant investments have been made in the sector. I am very grateful to you all for your input, which helped us make a compelling case for tourism. Last year we…
On 22 November, Cutty Sark will be celebrating the 146th anniversary of her launch, after far outliving her original life expectancy of 30 years. Commissioned by Scottish ship owner John Willis, Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton in 1869 by Scott & Linton to be the fastest of the clippers serving the China tea trade. However after just eight voyages to…
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Roberts, the lead musician on Remembrance Sunday, talks about its significance for the nation. It is almost time for our nation to once again gather at the Cenotaph and pay tribute to those who gave their lives in conflict, writes Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Roberts, the Senior Director of Music for the…
At the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) we never forget that our entire budget comes from the National Lottery playing public. People of all ages, from all walks of life, are the ones that enable us to support heritage projects right across the UK. And it’s essential that they feel they’re directly benefiting from that investment. Our primary aim…
Korean Film has a long, proud history dating back to the 1930s, however, it has only been in the last 20 years that we have seen Korean cinema truly take its place on the world stage. In the second half of the 20th Century, Korea’s film industry thrived and each year at our Festival we…