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Kidderminster Carpet Museum scoops £2million confirmed lottery cash 28/09/2010 After two years in development, the project, which will see the creation of an exciting new museum in Stour Vale Mill in the world-famous carpet making town of Kidderminster, …

National Trust delighted at support from HLF to restore Croome Court 27/07/2010 The  Heritage Lottery Fund have as part of the initial support provided a £15,000 development grant which will enable the National Trust to trial new ideas such as using guest …

Long Compton Lych Gate restored thanks to HLF grant 16/07/2010 The project is being carried out on behalf of the Parochial Church Council, to restore the structural integrity of the building and preserve local village records housed within it. Local …

Hereford schools to discover battle of Royalists and Roundheads 31/03/2010 The project will be run by the Rural Media Company, and the research will be used for local tourism and education across the county, thanks to a £29,000 grant from the Heritage …

Community volunteers and schools to unearth Bredenbury history 31/03/2010 Bromyard and District History Society along with community volunteers and 2 local schools will take part in the venture. Preserved within the landscape are earthworks relating to a …

Heritage Lottery Fund to restore Elford’s ‘lost garden’ 19/01/2010 The walled kitchen garden and gardeners cottage is all that remains of the Georgian Elford Hall estate, built in approximately 1825 by Henry Bowes, Earl of Berkshire and Suffolk. Remaining …

Methodist ‘cathedral’ makeover 06/10/2009 Stoke-on-Trent’s former Methodist chapel, known locally as the ‘Cathedral of the Potteries’, is to begin the second phase of its restoration, thanks to a grant of almost £375,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund …

Discovering fire, and churches, around ancient Hereford 22/01/2010 Anne Jenkins, Head of HLF West Midlands, said: “These two projects will give local people excellent opportunities to get involved in hands-on historical research that, in their different …

Thinktank Plans Win Heritage Lottery Fund Support 25/01/2010 Having been awarded a Development Grant of £105,000 to work up plans for the full award, the project will create a new exhibition celebrating ingenuity and innovation in Birmingham. The exciting …

Birmingham – a city in the making 20/11/2009 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) has been awarded £4.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the £9.7m ‘Birmingham – A City in the Making’ project. The money will go towards the development of an …