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£980,000 award to restore Finchingfield Guidhall Lord Lieutenant of Essex opening Finchingfield Guidhall 21/07/2010 Finchingfield Guildhall is to be completely restored, creating a new space for use by the local community, thanks to an award of £980,000 …

A good day for Brighton Toy and Model Museum Toy bear which forms part of the collection at Brighton Toy and Model Museum 23/06/2014 Involving volunteers from the local community, the two-year project will collect memories from a range of people and use …

Pennine Horizons project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support On Top of the World - Bride Stones, Todmorden 30/09/2011 Based at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge, the project will create a new permanent multi-use education and exhibition resource …

The riddle of Cleenish Island 11/06/2014 Immediately after the First World War the then British Government announced a programme called Homes Fit For Heroes, which later became the 1919 (Sailors and Soldiers) Land Act. It was designed to help those …

Poppy seeds for every school in the UK The Prime Minister planting poppy seeds with local school children 28/04/2014 Every school in the UK will receive a pack of poppy seeds to mark the Centenary of the First World War, as part of an educational …

Reading Abbey Quarter passes the first stage Rediscovering Reading's Abbey ruins 20/06/2014 It means the council can now move on to developing more detailed plans for the project which includes widespread conservation work of the Abbey Ruins and Gate, the …

Training and trenches: investigating First World War sites 12/06/2014 Members of the local community are being invited to help uncover the history of three military training sites in the Settle area. Among them are two suspected trenches within the …

Opening ceremony to mark official countdown to a North East world first Runners grouped at the start of the race 12/06/2014 On Thursday 4 September, the NewcastleGateshead Quayside and the River Tyne will be transformed into a huge outdoor arena for an …

Grant helps to save Van Dyck's last self-portrait Self-portrait by Van Dyck, 1640-1 Copyright: Philip Mould & Co 01/05/2014 The National Portrait Gallery and Art Fund’s fundraising campaign to help the gallery acquire Van Dyck’s last self-portrait …

Yorkshire and Teesside get under the covers Talking Quilts 06/06/2014 Talking Quilts will be in Yorkshire and Teesside until the end of July, before moving on to a further seven regions, over three years. The project will be delivered by teams of …