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Halloween funding boost for home of Pendle Witches! Pendle Hill at sunset Alastair Lee 31/10/2015 The area around Pendle Hill has long been associated with the story of 10 local people accused of witchcraft during the 17th century. However, the area has a …

Future of Northumbria’s frontier landscape secures National Lottery support Redesdale landscape is full of natural, built and cultural heritage 31/10/2015 From Julius Agricola, the first Governor of Britain to advance along Dere Street, to the thousands …

£7.5million to care for Scottish landscapes Loch Stroan, Dumfries and Galloway 31/10/2015 The North Isles in Orkney, Callander’s Pass on the eastern edge of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and the Galloway Glens will benefit from this …

Not just things that go bump in the night Volunteers will explore the history of St Mary's graveyard 31/10/2015 Would you dare to go down to a churchyard on All Hallows Eve? You might be surprised that instead of goblins, ghosts and ghouls, you could find …

£31m National Lottery investment in landscapes across UK Pendle Hill Alastair Lee 31/10/2015 As Halloween comes around once again, we have announced a £31m investment in 13 of the UK’s most distinctive landscapes, including the home of the infamous …

Million pound National Lottery win for the Dee Valley Dee Valley 31/10/2015 The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley project joins the Living Levels and Elan Valley projects as recipients of this HLF funding. All are recognised as areas of great beauty – and …

Inclusive heritage – 20 years on from the DDA Miller-Smith family at RSPB Minsmere Peter Everard Smith 30/10/2015 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is bringing together an invited audience of senior heritage and disability leaders to stimulate …

20 years on – call for heritage and disability organisations to work more collaboratively and with greater ambition Miller-Smith family at RSPB Minsmere 30/10/2015 Twenty years on since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) became law, we’re bringing …

Newcastle’s heritage receives £2.5million boost thanks to National Lottery players Former nightclub Maxim's will be transformed into a community hub 29/10/2015 Two historic buildings in Newcastle-under-Lyme will share National Lottery funding of £2.5m for …

Biodiversity by your back door Churchfield in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire Barbara Priest 28/10/2015 In every village, town or city there are green spaces nestled amongst houses and workplaces. In Denby Dale, Churchfield lies between two woollen mills and …