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Welsh town centres win £2.5m Heritage Lottery regeneration boost 17/05/2010 This investment is part of the HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) * which has invested over £22 million in Wales since it was established in1998. The aim is to channel …

£1.3m investment for heritage skills in Wales 08/06/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced an investment of £1.3m under its Skills for the Future programme in Wales. This money will deliver 70 placements and adds-up to an impressive 68 years’ …

Puffins have Ministerial Ear 17/06/2010 Today the many puffins, seals and Manx shearwaters of Skomer Island will have the ear of Wales’ First Minister, Carwyn Jones, as they receive a visit to celebrate the launch of the Skomer Heritage project. This …

Happy Birthday National Waterfront Museum! 13/10/2010 Welcoming on average a quarter of a million visitors each year from across Swansea, Wales, Britain and beyond, the museum is most certainly making its mark on Wales’ cultural map and in November 2009, …

Wrexham Consultation Event 16/02/2011 What matters to you about Wrexham’s heritage? The town’s parks? Perhaps it’s the football club? Or maybe it’s Wrexham’s historic brewery? With a massive £300million annual awards budget, to allocate from 2013 to 2019, …

Wrexham Museum and Archives Re-Opens its Doors 14/02/2011 The new Museum is the centrepiece of a major community heritage project funded by Wrexham County Borough Council with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Welsh Assembly Government. Jennifer …

Young people unravel Nottingham’s famous connections 17/02/2011 The project based in Hyson Green promises to be a fascinating insight into this previously unknown part of Nottingham’s heritage, providing participants with the chance to learn new skills …

Opening Doors for Amateur Wood Carvers – Bute Park 'People’s Door' Competition 25/10/2010 As part of the restoration work, the team overseeing the project have launched an exciting new competition, The Bute Park 'People’s Door' competition. The …

Long-Term Future of Historic Island Railway Vehicles Secured 14/02/2011 A project to ensure the long-term preservation and display of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s historic collection of locomotives, carriages and other rolling stock has been given …

New gallery depicting changes in rural life opens at Melton Museum! 14/02/2011 After a successful couple of months since opening its doors to the public, Melton Carnegie Museum’s new £1million gallery was officially opened last week on Friday 4 February, …