Celebrating heritage ‘Game Changers’: Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire  

A giant ephemeral land artwork the size of four Olympic swimming pools has been unveiled by Sir Tony Robinson at Whitby Abbey, to mark the 30th birthday of the National Lottery and celebrate the achievements of seven heritage ‘Game Changers’. National Lottery players raise around £30 million for good causes every week, and since 1994 the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £8.6 billion to thousands of projects. Whitby Abbey itself has benefited from this support, as English Heritage received over £3.7 million between 1996 and 2004 for the Whitby Abbey Headland Project, which included conserving the historic ruins. To mark the 30th anniversary of the first National Lo