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Accessible Heritage 28/02/2011 Twenty-two young disabled people between the ages of 13 and 14 will be involved in the ‘Accessible Heritage’ project, which is supported through HLF’s ‘Young Roots’ small grants programme. The young people will explore a …

The Future of Our Past 02/03/2011 With a massive £300million annual awards budget to allocate from 2013 to 2019, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is asking people across the UK about its funding priorities for the future.  In addition to consulting with …

Historic Aircraft Returns to Northern Ireland 15/12/2010 The return of the Canberra PR9 is part of a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) supported project to conserve and explore the heritage of the aircraft, which was manufactured by Short Brothers and Harland …

Lottery Grant to ‘Catch’ Lough Neagh Fishing Heritage 17/01/2011 For centuries, hundreds of families have made their livelihood from fishing on Lough Neagh. These families and those from the surrounding shoreline have a unique heritage and distinctive …

Young People Celebrate 100 Years of Scouting 13/01/2011 The young people from 1st Newry (Earl Kilmorey) Scout Group will receive training in a range of new skills, including interview and recording techniques, to enable them to research and record the …

Celebrating a Decade of Renaissance 20/01/2011 By the 1990s this most ancient of thoroughfares in Lisburn  had suffered years of neglect and economic decline to the extent that many of the historic buildings were in danger of collapse. However Bridge …

Construction Work Starts at Downpatrick and Co Down Railway 15/12/2010 The gallery will house the collection of unique and historic railway carriages, which come from all over Ireland as well as the local Belfast and County Down Railway line.   Attending …

Grant to Restore Rare Literary Gems 06/01/2011 An HLF grant of £50,000 was awarded to the Linen Hall Library to catalogue and restore its ‘Languages of Ulster’ collection, which consists of works in Irish, Scots and Ulster Scots as well as Latin, French, …

Heritage of Local Poet Weaved Together thanks to Lottery Grant 04/10/2010 Thanks to a £22,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), it was announced today. The grant was awarded to Ballycarry Community Association to support the year long project …

Lottery Grant to Open up Heritage of Parkanaur 21/10/2010 The award was made to Speedwell Trust and will be used to enable local school children and the wider community to learn more about the heritage of Parkanaur Manor House and its surrounding natural …