In November 2023, The National Lottery Heritage Fund named
Medway as one of nine places who will benefit from a share of £200 Million of investment as part of their
Heritage Places initiative.
The initiative responds to local need and opportunity, supporting places to use heritage to build pride in place, inspire local communities and power regeneration.
As part of the initial investment phase, the scheme aims to support Medway’s heritage community to shape a long-term ambition for heritage in Medway, develop new ideas and approaches and unearth new stories which deserve to be told.
Medway Heritage Place Project Funding
This summer, interested groups can apply for grant funding to support projects which:
- Pilot new approaches or ways of working
- Engage new audiences
- Tell new stories
- Expand people’s skills
The funding organisers do advise applicants should be based in (or connected to) Medway, and that projects should celebrate one or more of the following in Medway:
- High Streets
- Town Centres
- Houses and Estates
- Parks and Green Spaces
- The River Medway
- Cultures and Traditions.
Medway Council say the programme is intended to strengthen Medway’s existing heritage offer and support as many people and communities as possible to celebrate Medway’s people, places and stories.
The Council advise the next deadline for applications for this scheme is Tuesday 30th September 2024.
More
information and how to apply can be found at the
Medway Council website. Interested parties or applicants can also gain advice and support with their application by
email at
heritageplace@medway.gov.uk.
The Medway Heritage Place programme is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, Medway Council are bringing Medway’s stories to life in new ways for new audiences.