Greg Hands MP urges Chelsea & Fulham residents and stakeholders to apply for Heritage Lottery Fund grants for community projects exploring the First World War during its Centenary.
Following the phenomenal success of its community grants programme First World War: then and now, HLF has made £2million available this year for communities looking to explore, conserve, and share local heritage of the First World War. Grants are available between £3,000 and £10,000.
Thanks to National Lottery funding, thousands of young people and communities throughout the UK have already been involved in activities marking the Centenary such as: researching and recording local heritage; conserving and finding out more about war memorials; and using digital technology to share the fascinating stories they uncover. We want as many people as possible to get involved to explore a greater range of stories including those surrounding the Battle of Gallipoli, the Battle of Jutland, the Battle of the Somme, and Passchendaele – The Third Battle of Ypres.
Commenting on these opportunities, Member of Parliament for Chelsea & Fulham, Greg Hands, said: “These projects and stories have been an inspiration. It’s so important that we remember the impact of this war one hundred years on. There is still time to apply for National Lottery money, and I would urge anyone in Chelsea & Fulham with an idea for their own project to get in touch with the Heritage Lottery Fund.”
Sir Peter Luff, Chair of the HLF, said: “The demand for National Lottery funding for First World War projects has been phenomenal and so far we have reached almost 83 per cent of UK constituencies. But we want to make that 100 per cent. So we are urging everyone with an idea for a project, even if you have been HLF funded before, to get in touch.”
There are now more than 1,620 First World War projects taking place across the UK, thanks to more than £82million of investment from HLF.
The HLF film shows just some of the projects already underway and outlines the breadth and scale of First World War stories being explored and shared across the country:
https://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/understanding-first-world…
More information on how to apply for HLF funding is available at www.hlf.org.uk, and you can follow HLF on Twitter at @heritagelottery with the hashtag #understandingWW1
