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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are holding a briefing next February as part of their commitment to help support projects that investigate the richness and diversity of LGBT+ history and experience.
Isle of Wight Hidden Heroes shines a light on those who have achieved innovative, fascinating, life-changing or awe-inspiring things whilst on the Island.
With the initial seven Hidden Heroes we delved into the past to bring them to life and tell the story of the Island, from the Dinosaur Age right through to the Facebook Age.
As the project developed, curators of museums and members of the public added their ‘heroes’ too, from disability campaigners to firefighters, from fundraisers to inventors, and from skateboard legends to champions of the Arts.