 |
 |
Please note that the Heritage Lottery Fund has today launched the grant programme First World War: Then and Now. Please see the press release below. If you are interested in applying for a grant then please visit the Heritage Lottery Fund's website to register your interest and to fill an 'Expression of Interest' form. http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/FirstWorldWarThenandNow.aspx --- HLF'S NEW FIRST WORLD WAR PROGRAMME OPENS £6million for communities to mark the Centenary Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching First World War: then and now, a £6million small grants programme to help communities mark the Centenary of the First World War. HLF is making at least £1million available per year for six years until 2019. It will provide grants between £3,000 and £10,000 enabling communities and groups right across the UK to explore, conserve and share their First World War heritage and deepen their understanding of the impact of the conflict. Community groups including those from Denbighshire and Swansea are helping to launch the scheme across the UK, by exploring what the legacy of the First World War means to them and sharing their stories and projects with others hoping to mark the Centenaries. From the patriotic cartoons of J M Staniforth that cheered readers of the Western Mail in Wales throughout the First World War, to the experiences of north Wales soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice, there are so many stories to be told and their legacy continues to impact and shape the lives of our communities today. Sebastian Faulks CBE, broadcaster, novelist, author of Birdsong and member of the Government's First World War Centenary advisory group, said: "HLF's First World War small grants programme is an opportunity for every street, town or village to make sure they remember the cataclysmic events of a hundred years ago. It is a chance to learn and to commemorate in whatever way they choose.'' Jennifer Stewart, Head of HLF in Wales, said: "The impact of the First World War was incredibly far reaching, touching and shaping every corner of the UK and beyond. The Heritage Lottery Fund's new programme will enable communities in Wales to explore the continuing legacy of this war and help young people in particular to broaden their understanding of how it has shaped our modern world." Successful projects will include: * researching, identifying and recording local heritage; * creating a community archive or collection; * developing new interpretation of heritage through exhibitions, trails, smartphone apps etc; and * researching, writing and performing creative material based on heritage sources. The new programme can also provide funding for the conservation of war memorials. If a grant of more than £10,000 is needed for a First World War project, applicants can apply to HLF through its other, open programmes <http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/programmes.aspx> . HLF has already invested £12million in projects throughout the UK - large and small - that will mark the Centenary of First World War. If you have a project idea to mark the Centenary, an online application pack is available http://www.hlf.org.uk/ThenAndNow or for telephone enquiries please call the HLF Wales office on 029 2034 3413. --- Inclusion of third party information in the Current Awareness Service does not constitute an endorsement by CyMAL. CyMAL takes no responsibility for the quality of third party events, products or services. Whilst every care is taken to provide accurate information, neither CyMAL nor the editor undertakes any liability for any error or omission. Nid yw'r ffaith bod gwybodaeth trydydd parti wedi'i chynnwys yng Ngwasanaeth Gwybodaeth CyMAL yn golygu bod CyMAL yn ei chymeradwyo. Nid yw CyMAL yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am ansawdd digwyddiadau, cynhyrchion neu wasanaethau trydydd parti y sonnir amdanynt yn y Gwasanaeth hwn. Er ein bod wedi gwneud ein gorau i sicrhau bod yr wybodaeth a ddarperir yn gywir, nid yw CyMAL na'r golygydd yn atebol am unrhyw gamgymeriad neu hepgoriad. --- Elizabeth Bennett CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru - CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government Rhodfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UR. Ffon/Tel: 0300 062 2101 Fax/Ffacs: 0300 062 2052 e-bost/e-mail: [log in to unmask]