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Seven great things to see and do this month The Royal Academy of Arts 11/05/2018 It’s great to get out and about during the springtime, and there’s so much on offer at National Lottery funded heritage attractions. Fascinating history, beautiful …

HRH the Princess Royal opens a new chapter of the D-Day Story in Portsmouth A fun day out at the Armed Forces Day, Portsmouth D-Day Story 11/05/2018 HRH the Princess Royal has today officially opened Portsmouth’s D-Day Story, the first and only UK museum …

Kilmartin Museum receives £3.2million National Lottery grant A view across the hill at Dunadd 10/05/2018 One of the most significant archaeological landscapes in the British Isles is to be celebrated in a major cultural and natural tourism centre thanks …

New exhibitions launch in Sheffield to celebrate 250 years of circus Blaze Tarsha in front of Degas’ Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), showing the revered black French 19th Century aerial artiste suspended 200 feet in the air by her teeth The …

Calling all ghostbusters... do you dare visit our six most haunted heritage sites? Grade I listed Ordsall Hall, near Salford, is said to be haunted 29/10/2018 The National Lottery has supported over 42,000 heritage projects UK-wide, but only a few are …

3 free offers for National Lottery players this week! A sunny Kelmarsh Hall 08/05/2018 Three major heritage attractions are holding free offers for National Lottery players this week. Colston Hall in Bristol, Kelmarsh Hall near Northampton and Chatsworth …

5 ways we can all help hedgehogs Hedgehog Officer Ali North with a hedgehog John Ferguson 07/05/2018 Hedgehogs are under threat, so a National Lottery project is encouraging people to turn their gardens into havens for the native spiny mammals. A recent …

Blockbuster shows are heading to Manchester Museum The Manchester Museum is a good example of Gothic Revival architecture Alan Seabright 04/05/2018 Manchester Museum has received National Lottery funding of £4,215,800 for a major redevelopment, which will …

Stunning Art Deco Liverpool shopfront goes on display The restored frontage of Galkoff's butcher shop Gareth Jones 26/10/2018 A stunning Art Deco shopfront and Liverpool landmark telling the history of 200 years of migration, community and housing in the …

National Lottery funding to showcase Northern Ireland’s cultural heritage Carra Castle featured in Games of Thrones 02/05/2018 Nine projects are to share grants of £500,000 to explore new ways to celebrate and promote Northern Ireland’s diverse cultural …