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The story of the North East's Lumber Jills’ to be heard for the first time 06/02/2013 Led by local volunteers, the project tells the previously untold story of the great work of women of the Women's Timber Corp. during the Second World War. The 18-month …

Orkney Library & Archive celebrates support for the Gunnie Moberg Project 04/03/2013 Gunnie Moberg’s work is important for a number of reasons. It records the historical, social and geographic landscapes of the islands of Northern Scotland in addition to …

Brighter future for Scottish churches 21/02/2013 From the first Roman Catholic church to be built after the Reformation to one of the best examples of a Modernist church built after the war, over £1.3million of funding will ensure that these fine …

Building financial resilience: HLF provides new boost for heritage organisations 08/02/2013 A new £2million investment programme, it is designed to help organisations or partnerships of heritage organisations build their fundraising capacity and encourage …

Outspoken art of a secret language 24/01/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £69,400 to Manchester-based Initiative Arts to produce a lasting archive and exhibition about the endangered language of Polari. Led by Polari Mission, …

£15m lottery boost for England’s most important places of worship 27/01/2013 From Middlesbrough to Ramsgate, these vital grants will help repair Grade I and Grade II* listed places of worship at risk across the country including the Collegiate Church of …

Boost for National Glass Centre 24/01/2013 Following a successful fundraising campaign, one of the region’s premier cultural attractions has announced an investment of £2.25million for an ambitious re-development programme which will begin this month and …

New digital archive of Yorkshire memories launched 16/01/2013 Settle Stories today launches the first phase of the WR Mitchell Archive, a new online resource containing the newly digitised interviews of famous Dalesman and writer WR ‘Bill’ Mitchell. The …

From medieval to modernist: heritage ‘quartet’ awarded £11m 04/02/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced confirmed funding of £11m for four imaginative schemes to enhance and open up the following sites: The National Theatre’s …

Unique vessel will mark Atlantic Convoy anniversary 30/01/2013 The former naval sloop HMS Wellington is the only vessel that served as a convoy escort throughout Second World War, still afloat, anywhere in the world. Moored in central London and …