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National Lottery funding breathes new life into treasured buildings Double Row in New Lanark around the turn of the century 25/06/2015 The funding will be used to restore the last block of millworkers’ houses in New Lanark largely completing the …

Fantastic news for Sunderland’s heritage 25/06/2015 Three groups are sharing the funding. Their projects range from following in a pilgrim’s footsteps and exploring the roots of the Bangladeshi community, to securing the future of two of the city’s key …

Success for Sunderland’s heritage! University of Sunderland WALK Research Centre team in action 25/06/2015 For the second time this month, Sunderland is in the heritage spotlight as three more projects celebrate National Lottery grants. At the beginning …

West Midlands launch Routes2Roots Campaign I-Land Life, a cross-generational, oral history project exploring the heritage of families who have migrated to Britain 24/06/2015 Heritage Lottery Fund West Midlands have launched a multi-media campaign running …

Give your favourite project its chance to shine Opening night at the HLF-funded Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester - nominated for best Arts Project David Levene 24/06/2015 The projects beat off stiff competition from 620 organisations to reach the …

Restoration and modernisation of Dean Castle awarded National Lottery funding Dean Castle Country Park 23/06/2015 The total project cost will be £5m with funding also secured from Historic Scotland (£500k) and the remainder from the council. Development …

How Sheffield unleashed its power The mighty River Don Engine with engineers 22/06/2015 Given its lineage as a powerhouse of Britain’s industrial history, it is unsurprising that Sheffield should have played a major role in equipping the Royal Navy during …

£1.7m National Lottery grant to protect UK’s threatened marine life Looking for seaweed 22/06/2015 The project will train over 3,000 volunteers – making it the largest experimental marine citizen science project ever undertaken in the UK. The volunteers …

'Heritage 100' – major transformation over 20 years ss Great Britain - a piece of UK heritage that has benefited from HLF investment Mandy Reynolds 19/06/2015 When we think of the UK’s heritage, what do we think of? Precious landmarks like Stonehenge, …

UK’s original pleasure park Dreamland Margate re-opens to public Dreamland, the UK's original pleasure park, pictured in the 1960s 19/06/2015 One of Britain’s most iconic and old-fashioned seaside institutions is back, having been re-built following the …