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Uncovering Woking Palace’s Tudor past 25/03/2013 Woking Palace was a significant moated country manor in the 15th and 16th centuries acquired by Henry VII in 1503 and subsequently improved and expanded by both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. It was eventually …

Langham Dome Trainer brought back to life 25/03/2013 The black, 40ft diameter concrete structure sits on land that used to be part of RAF Langham near the North Norfolk coast. Built in 1942 it was used to train anti-aircraft gunners using what was then …

Chinese Whispers 18/03/2013 A project to capture the hidden histories of Liverpool’s Chinese community has been awarded a grant of £49,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Artists and oral historians The Sound Agents will work with volunteers and …

All systems go for major renovations at Green Howards Museum 25/03/2013 The news means exciting development plans for the museum can go ahead, to dramatically improve what it offers to its visitors, in order to keep the history of The Green Howards alive. …

Improving Futures: Volunteers take the lead at IWM North 26/03/2013 The three-year project, Improving Futures: Volunteering For Wellbeing, will build on the huge success of the previously HLF-funded In Touch project which, as part of its evaluation, …

Burnley's river restoration to go ahead 25/03/2013 The project will see almost £1million spent on the naturalisation of the town’s rivers with the involvement of local communities. The 18-month development phase of the project began in October 2011, which …

Community champions look after World Heritage Site 25/03/2013 The project, World Heritage Site Community Champions, led by the Hadrian’s Wall Trust, will roll out an exciting programme of learning and volunteering opportunities for local people, …

Historic Essex oyster vessels to sail again 20/12/2012 The oyster dredging smack - Priscilla, dating to 1893 and the Trinity House Launch 393, built in the 1950s – are both on the National Small Boat Register and have historic links with Brightlingsea and …

Historic organ to be restored to former glory 22/03/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced an award of £416,000 to renovate and restore the Moot Hall Organ. This excellent news means that after the repair of its parts, the Edwardian organ will …

Support for Great St. Mary’s Church, Cambridge new heritage education project 25/03/2013 The programme will focus on the history and heritage of Great St. Mary’s Church and the significant part it has played in the history of the city and university of …