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Shetland’s heritage 06/10/2009 Sitting on the southern tip of mainland Shetland, one of Scotland’s finest surviving examples of an early 19th-century lighthouse is to be restored and opened up to the public with the help of a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps save the last thread of Scotland’s weaving history 28/04/2009 The almost derelict group of buildings conceal the last remains of the history of Scotland’s textile industry, where cloth has been manufactured continuously on site …

Four Scottish parks set to bloom thanks to £4.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund 15/04/2009 Four urban parks are to have a new lease of life thanks to major funding announced today by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). MacRosty Park in Crieff was awarded a …

Argyll gets economic boost with £2.25m investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund 12/05/2009 The economic fortunes of two Argyll towns are set to be turned around thanks to funding announced today by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Rothesay has been earmarked …

Lights Camera Action 23/02/2009 The ever-increasing popularity of the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ series was the catalyst for a grant of £17,400 announced today by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The funding will help a group of vulnerable and excluded …

Scottish Churches Harvest Heritage Lottery Funding 01/01/2008 With three in Edinburgh and one in Ayrshire, each is of important architectural merit but in desperate need of repair. The seat of Episcopalian worship in Edinburgh to be restored: Old St …

Scottish National Portrait Gallery 01/03/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today announced a grant of £4,531,000 to transform the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG), the first purpose-built portrait gallery in the world, into an exciting new …

HLF funding saves Maryhill Burgh Hall 30/01/2009 One of Glasgow’s areas of highest deprivation has been thrown a lifeline with a grant of almost £1million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore the derelict Maryhill Burgh Halls. Announced today …

History of Suffrage in Ulster Explored in New Project 21/02/2011 The award was made to Glenravel Local History Project and will support a programme of volunteer-led research into the history, development, activities, achievements and legacy of the local …

Major Milestone in Garden Restoration Project 14/02/2011 The Mayor of Antrim, Councillor Pam Lewis, welcomed Environment Minister, Edwin Poots MLA to the event that heralded the start of work at the former site of Antrim Castle by cutting a sod of earth …