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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 …

Plans progress for development of National Memorial Arboretum’s visitor facilities 27/07/2010 The HLF first-round pass* means that the Arboretum can now progress to the second stage of the HLF application process. They have up to two years to submit more …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Walsall Arboretum receives £4.7m New Year boost 11/01/2010 The planned refurbishment, to be carried out under the Parks for People programme*, has been widely supported by the Arboretum User Group, the Council and the wider community, and will now become …

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 …