HLF Funding for First World War Centenary

Antoinette Sandbach MP urges Eddisbury communities to apply for HLF funding to mark the Centenary of the First World War

The Centenary of the First World War is a chance to understand the war, uncover its stories and explore what it means to us today. At a recent Parliamentary event Antoinette Sandbach MP found out more about how the Heritage Lottery Fund supports projects across the UK that focus not just on the events of 1914 – 1918 but also on the lasting changes the war brought about.

Ms Sandbach is urging her constituents to consider applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for community projects to learn more about the First World War.

HLF is making at least £1million a year available until 2019 as part of the First World War: then and now programme for small, community grants. It provides grants of £3,000 to £10,000 enabling 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.

Ms Sandbach urged her constituents to think about how they would like to mark the Centenary. 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;
• researching, writing and performing creative material based on heritage sources;
• conserving and finding out more about war memorials

Antoinette Sandbach MP said: "I'm delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund is making this money available to local communities. Like many areas across the UK, the impact of the First World War on the people of Eddisbury was extensive. For those who want to find out more about its legacy or who wish to mark the Centenary, I would urge them to get in touch with HLF."

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