The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) has been awarding grants to safeguard the UK’s most important heritage since 1980. As a fund of last resort, NHMF helps to save some of our most-loved treasures from being lost forever, creating a UK-wide memorial in honour of those who have given their lives to the country. NHMF has helped to save thousands of iconic heritage treasures for the nation including The Flying Scotsman, Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose and the Staffordshire Hoard. The latest treasures to be saved for the nation are the sledge and flag from Ernest Shackleton’s British Arctic Exploration – one of the most important expeditions in British history.