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The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s support for Operation Chariot Memorial Project

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage.

The Operation Chariot Memorial Project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we can develop and deliver our comprehensive education and engagement programme which includes a dedicated digital platform, education packs for students, growing our social media reach, digitising the archives, collecting and digitising oral histories from the descendants of Charioteers, a popup exhibition for military shows and a series of talks / lectures. Along with a permanent physical memorial we will ensure that the extraordinary bravery and sacrifice of those who took part in the St Nazaire Raid of 1942 is remembered and preserved.

Alongside the memorial the educational resources, personal stories and interactive features will help people of all ages connect with this important history.

As the last surviving veterans of the Raid are no longer with us, it is essential that we act now to ensure their legacy lives on. Thanks to The Heritage Fund and National Lottery players, we are able to safeguard this story and pass it on to future generations.

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our 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. We 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 NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND

Our thanks

 

The St Nazaire Raid Memorial Trust would like to thank:

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund
  • National Lottery players
  • All of our supporters and volunteers who continue to help make this project possible