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Ann Dinsdale, Principal Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth

International Women’s Day: celebrating the extraordinary Brontë sisters

8 March 2021

To mark International Women’s Day, Ann Dinsdale, Principal Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth tells us about its precious collection dedicated to three remarkable sisters.

Dr Simon Thurley CBE appointed as new Chair

25 February 2021

The Prime Minister has appointed Dr Simon Thurley CBE as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund

National Museum of the Royal Navy saves incredibly rare Spanish Armada maps

27 January 2021

Ten incredibly rare maps that plot the defeat of the Spanish Armada, a defining moment in England’s history, have been saved from export thanks to support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Staffordshire Hoard, Flying Scotsman, Shaw's Moonrocket, Gwrych Castle

National Heritage Memorial Fund celebrates 40th anniversary

16 December 2020

Set up in 1980, NHMF was created as a lasting memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK.

The National Heritage Memorial staff Vanessa and Suzanne

NHMF team members celebrate 40 years

16 December 2020

NHMF team members take a look back at the hundreds of items they've seen added to the memorial collection over the past few decades.

Antarctic Nimrods: warriors of snow and ice

16 December 2020

The sledge and sledging flag from Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition are the latest items to be saved for the nation by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Sledge used in the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909

Sledge and flag from Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition acquired for the nation

16 December 2020

NHMF has helped to save for the nation the sledge and sledging flag from Shackleton's Nimrod expedition.

British Library acquires rare 17th century manuscript by poet John Donne

7 December 2020

Recently discovered manuscript constitutes one of the largest and earliest surviving groups of Donne’s verse which has yet to be studied

Treasure trove of unseen writing by poets Hughes and Heaney reveals vital creative friendship

14 November 2020

The collection, acquired by Pembroke College Cambridge, is a treasure trove of previously unseen poems, personal letters, photographs and literary papers

Remembrance Day time to reflect on Fund's 40-year history

6 November 2020

The National Heritage Memorial Fund was founded in 1980 as a memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK