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Heritage Lottery Fund helps safeguard rare parish library 24/05/2010 The award of £33100 will allow the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and the Trustees of the Tinclar Library to carry out renovation and repairs to St. Patrick’s Hall - an historic building …

Mesnes Park: £1.9million of lottery funding announced! 01/10/2010 The two funds’ have awarded the money through their joint Parks for People programme which uses Lottery funds to support the regeneration, conservation and increased enjoyment of public …

Ways of Seeing 16/07/2010 Focusing on the period since the Second World War the young people, aged 14 to 24, will explore how the lives, landscape and buildings in these areas have influenced the present-day environment. The project is being run by …

Swinton Lions’ tales will be told, thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund 07/09/2010 Residents, supporters and former players with memories to share, going back some 60 years, will a have chance to get involved. Swinton Lions’ Tales and More is co-ordinated by …

Everyone’s a Winner! 15/10/2009 Today, a massive windfall of over £18million has been given to six of the UK’s much-loved public parks by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG). This cash injection brings the total invested in public …

All Souls Church 29/09/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed a grant of £3.3million for the outstanding Grade II listed All Souls Church in Bolton. This money will transform the currently redundant 19th-century building into a …

Take Two - North East projects receive lottery funding for wartime stories 23/02/2011 Led by volunteers, these projects will explore both World Wars researching and capturing the memories and experiences of the local community who were involved. The …

New Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund North East committee appointed 11/04/2011 His first meeting will take place in June 2011. The HLF Committee for the North East is made up of leading figures in the heritage sector across the region who are chosen for …

Vindolanda to boost the North East economy 17/02/2011 With a 35% decline in visitor figures to Hadrian’s Wall since 1970 and the recent cuts in government spending for regional tourism, the imminent re-opening of The Vindolanda Trust’s two sites; Roman …

Rt. Hon Lord Derek Foster, Heritage Lottery Fund’s North East Committee Chair, steps down 30/03/2011 Washington resident Rt. Hon Lord Derek Foster steps down on 31 March 2011 after having spent five years chairing the North East England Committee of the …