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£31.7m National Lottery support for three major heritage projects Derby Silk Mill 20/05/2015 Part of a £98m investment in nine projects across England and Scotland, the significant grants will breathe new life into two of the region’s most historic and …

British Library pledge to save the nation's sounds secures £9.5m HLF boost 20/05/2015 The funding will enable the British Library to digitise and make available 500,000 rare, unique and at-risk sound recordings from its own archive and other key …

Dorset County Museum wins £10.3million National Lottery funding The Weymouth Bay pliosaur 20/05/2015 The main aims of the project are to provide a new state of the art learning centre, better archive and storage facilities and better public access to …

Discover Dog Kennel Lane Local pupils exploring the Dog Kennel Lane circuit 15/05/2015 A guided tour of the Dog Kennel Lane Circuit will take place on Saturday, 23 May 2015. Meet on Skelton Road under the A1M flyover at 2pm. The walk takes about …

Scruton Station rolled back time Historical photograph of Scruton Station in the 1900s 30/03/2015 With a grant of £37,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund's Our Heritage programme , the project will provide access for groups of children and young people to …

The York Army Museum Opened By HRH The Duke of York KG York Army Museum Zone One tank 14/05/2015 The project brings to life the history of The Royal Dragoon Guards, The Yorkshire Regiment and their antecedents in a coherent, modern and family friendly …

York Army Museum open! York Army Museum Zone One tank 14/05/2015 After an extensive £1million upgrade the York Army Museum - home to some of the most important regimental collections in the UK – is now open to the public. The latest project supported by …

Brockhampton Estate’s Summer of Archaeology to shine with Lottery support Brockhampton Estate House Steve Betts 14/05/2015 Nestled in a tranquil valley, tucked amongst the rolling Herefordshire countryside, the origins of Brockhampton are shrouded in …

Sweet smell of success as Rowntree project ends An example of a Rowntree certificate of long service 13/05/2015 Confectionery firm Rowntree and the city of York are inseparable in the minds of many people. Thousands of locals worked for the company since …

New HLF Chair visits Scotland Sir Peter Luff, HLF Chair, speaking with volunteers of the Adopt-a-Monument project 13/05/2015 Sir Peter Luff, our new Chair, is on a mission to visit every one of our 12 teams across the UK in the next few months, and …