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World’s first motor racing circuit back on track Cars ready to race at Brooklands in 1930 with the Vickers aircraft factory in the background Brooklands Museum 17/02/2015 The first ever British Grand Prix, won by the French duo Louis Wagner and Robert …

Lottery grant success for home of world's first motor-racing circuit An artist's impression of how the Brooklands Museum will look following it's HLF-funded redevelopment 17/02/2015 Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, has today received a confirmed …

Bats help us - now let’s help bats! A close-up of a Bechstein bat 13/02/2015 Often viewed as creepy and with a long-standing reputation for being bloodsuckers bats are one of the UK’s most underrated species. However, the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is …

Children and communities across the UK to protect pollinating insects thanks to £1.4m grant 13/02/2015 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced support for the UK-wide biodiversity project - Polli:Nation, a programme which supports schools and …

Bumper regeneration boost for 13 town and cityscapes! Paisley Town Centre 12/02/2015 Local authorities and their surrounding communities in Scotland, Wales and England are celebrating their own National Lottery jackpot this week. They’ve been successful …

Stars of ‘Mr Turner’ urge support to save JMW Turner’s House Mike Leigh at the gate of Turner's House 12/02/2015 Following generous support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) with a £1.4m grant, as well as private funders, the trust must still raise a …

The unique life of the SS Daniel Adamson The Daniel Adamson in 1947 at Pier head Daniel Adamson Preservation Society 12/02/2015 With two Art Deco saloons and an elevated promenade deck, the SS Daniel Adamson has been described as a 1930s transatlantic …

Tower blocks’ crumbling image restored in new archive of high life Royston B in Glasgow, shown in its partly-demolished state 12/02/2015 Social and architectural historians from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) will create a publically accessible catalogue …

Royal Museums Greenwich awarded grant to open four new galleries A portrait of Captain Cook National Maritime Museum 12/02/2015 The Endeavour Galleries project will take place over the next three years, creating four permanent galleries in the National …

£3.8m Heritage Lottery Fund grant to restore historic steam tug-tender The Daniel Adamson 12/02/2015 Coming over 30 years after the vessel was taken out of service and 11 years since she was saved from the scrapyard by local campaigners, HLF’s investment …