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<p>Historic England and Heritage Lottery Fund support coalfield communities by conserving
and protecting key industrial heritage sites, their associated settlements and community
buildings which provide a strong sense of place and community identity, supporting
the economic and social regeneration of coalfield communities through heritage regeneration.</p><p>
</p><p>Between April 2012 and March 2017, Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £285.3m to
1,302 projects in coalfield community areas within the UK. By regional breakdown this
includes East Midlands - £53,132,700; North East -£18,846,633; North West - £6,848,900;
South East -£22,186,300; West Midlands -£35,198,600; Yorkshire and The Humber -£58,670,600.</p><p>
</p><p>Arts Council England have also provided significant investment into coalfield
communities over the last five years: 2012/2013, £38,970,236; 2013/2014, £31,766,586;
2014/2015, £28,307,054; 2015/2016, £34,077,475; and 2016/2017, £41,625,973.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition to this, between 2013/14 and 2017/18 the National Coal Mining Museum
England has received, on average, £2.45 million a year of funding.</p>
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