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Bell Restoration and Community History Project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 07/02/2013 The project will remove and restore the six bells in the grade II* listed church. A new bell frame will be installed to replace the old oak frame dating from …

World’s oldest tube carriage rides again for 150th Anniversary of the London Underground 14/01/2013 Recently restored to full working order by the London Transport Museum with a £422,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant, it's being hauled by the newly restored …

Completion of Chorley's major remembrance project 18/10/2011 'Chorley Remembers' will explore and commemorate the service of local men and women in conflicts throughout the 20th century. The project will culminate in the engraving the names of the fallen …

Village bells will sound once more thanks to Heritage Lottery grant 06/02/2013 A new generation of ringers will also be created as the restoration work gives a fresh lease of life to a parish bell-ringing tradition that dates back more than 550 years. The …

Young people’s history of Ladbroke Grove's 'urban village' 06/02/2013 Kensal House in Ladbroke Grove is a Grade II* listed building designed in 1936 by modernist architect Maxwell Fry working with social reformer Elizabeth Denby. Now SPID Theatre Company …

National Disability Arts Collection and Archive establishment secures Heritage Lottery Fund support 04/02/2013 Bringing together a number of disability led arts organisations, universities, galleries and museums from across the UK, the project aims to …

Royal Air Force Museum’s redevelopment of First Air War gallery receives support 05/02/2013 The initial support of £74,500 will enable the museum to progress their plans to obtain a full HLF grant of £706,300. The new exhibition will use the world-class …

Scotland’s ancient capital to get flagship museum thanks to £2.8m Heritage Lottery funding 04/02/2013 Today the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced a grant of £2.8 million to establish a new contemporary museum and art gallery in the historic city of …

When Haslemere went to war 21/01/2013 With the help of a £17,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) Young Roots programme their investigations coincide with the approaching centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Working with Haslemere …

Rochester Cathedral’s 'Hidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions' project secures £3.55m 04/02/2013 This will be added to £1.3m raised by the Cathedral Development Trust from Charitable Trusts and other sources. The project will use the cathedral’s currently …