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Heritage fund being made available to local organisations

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Heritage fund being made available to local organisations

The Heritage Starter fund is offering grants of up to £10,000 to local organisations to support heritage projects, small and large.

At the end of last year, North East Lincolnshire Council secured £250,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support heritage projects across the area.

Council Officers have been working in partnership with Heritage Lincolnshire to develop a new Heritage Network for North East Lincolnshire who have helped the ‘Heritage Starter’ grants to enable community organisations to access funds to explore local heritage

Applications are now being sought for local projects, with a value of between £500 and £10,000, to come forward for consideration, with up to 100% of funding for projects available.

Over the next two years, the project aims to encourage people from North East Lincolnshire and beyond to consider what they know, or think they know, of North East Lincolnshire, its people and how North East Lincolnshire has been shaped the world.

To be considered for funding, the projects must concentrate on enabling community engagement and activity.

Examples of projects could include:

  • Exploring Grimsby’s maritime history and relationship with the sea from ancient times to the recent development of the offshore wind industry
  • Celebrating the area’s musical heritage, such as Rod Temperton and Bernie Taupin
  • Continuing to tell the story of Immingham’s Pilgrim Fathers
  • Encouraging the creative short-term use of heritage buildings
  • Exploring how Grimsby’s international trading networks have shaped the world
  • Sharing memories of good times at venues such as Cleethorpes Pier, which celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2023
  • Exploring our relationship with the natural environment in the Wolds and on the coast.

North East Lincolnshire was selected for a grant, as an Area of Focus for the National Lottery Heritage Fund as an area of low heritage investment and high levels of deprivation.

The grant will be used to assist groups with an interest in heritage to access a community grants programme to help them develop their heritage capacity, expertise and experience.

Cllr Callum Procter, Cabinet member for heritage, said: “This project will help provide community groups and organisations with a foot on the ladder in terms of accessing money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This will complement the work we’re doing with Grimsby Creates, Heritage Action Zone and Cleethorpes Townscape initiatives over the next few years, encouraging creative development in and around Grimsby. We have a really rich history in North East Lincolnshire, and I’m looking forward to seeing how we can make the most of it, involving local people along the way, and helping them take pride in their own history and heritage.”

Access the application form for these grants here.

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