- LHI/1/1/16
- File
- 1999
LHI pilot project 80, produced by Bedfordshire County Council. Records concern project documentation
LHI pilot project 80, produced by Bedfordshire County Council. Records concern project documentation
LHI pilot project 79, produced by Rockingham Forest Trust. Records concerning project documentation and report
LHI pilot project 71, project report produced by The Ironbridge Institute
LHI pilot project 60, produced by the Friends of Ewelme Watercress Beds
Chalford Village Walls Project
LHI pilot project 52, produced by Chalford Village Walls Project
Isle of Axholme Heritage Project
LHI pilot project 51, produced by Belton Parish Council
LHI Pilot project 1a, produced by the Antrobus Women’s Institute. One bound volume containing a project report, two colour photographs documenting exhibition scenes
Records are weighted towards the administrative management and operational functions pertaining to the LHI organisation.
Local Heritage Initiative Archive
The collection is comprised of the outputs of an England-wide Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) project where communities were given money to produce something tangible on their local heritage. Subjects covered include archaeology, agriculture, history and heritage, oral histories, music and literature. Material includes books, pamphlets, photographs, reports, posters, postcards, other ephemera, multi-media including CDs, VHS, cassettes, reel tapes and floppy disks.
Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) was a unique partnership between HLF, Countryside Agency who managed the operation, and Nationwide Building Society. Beginning in 2000, the scheme awarded over 1000 grants throughout England until formerly ending in 2006. Described as a small funding scheme that aimed to enable communities to investigate, explain, and care for their local landmarks, landscape, traditions and culture.
The scheme recorded significant environmental impact in re-establishing traditional management practices; improved management of habitats and safe access to them; subsequently leading to positive economic benefits for communities involved.
Countryside Agency