In November 2023, The National Lottery Heritage Fund named Medway as one of 9 places who will benefit from £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, we'll support Medway's heritage community to:
- shape a long-term shared ambition for heritage in Medway
- develop new ideas and approaches
- unearth new stories which deserve to be told.
We want to strengthen Medway’s existing heritage offer and support as many people and communities as possible to celebrate Medway’s people, places and stories.
Funding opportunities
From September 2024 to September 2025, we funded 24 projects that celebrated Medway's people, places, and stories.
We're currently offering 2 funding grants to support projects which celebrate Medway's heritage.
To find out more, view our page on grant funding.
Watch our video about the previous projects we've funded.
Applications are still open to The National Lottery Heritage Fund's funding streams. Find out more about:
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund's regular project funding
- Heritage Places funding through The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Heritage skills development sessions
We're running a series of workshops.
These sessions are open for everyone working or interested in heritage.
Find out more about the heritage skills development sessions.
The Medway Heritage Map
As part of the Medway Heritage Place project, we’ve created the Medway Heritage Map.
This map means heritage assets in Medway can be more easily identified, shared and supported.
Find out how you can submit your heritage assets.
Help shape what happens next
To create a new heritage strategy for Medway, we’ve been engaging with people interested in Medway's heritage, heritage groups, and community groups.
You can read about the findings of our engagement so far in:
To hear about future opportunities:
- sign up to the Culture and Heritage Newsletter
- follow Medway Culture on Facebook
- follow Medway Culture on Instagram.
If you would like to invite the Medway Heritage Place team to your event or meeting, email heritageplace@medway.gov.uk .
About the Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund support projects that connect people and communities to heritage.
Their vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. The National Lottery Heritage Fund believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
The Medway Heritage Place programme is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we're able to bring Medway’s stories to life in new ways for new audiences.
