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Havering history projects win double grant support 22/09/2009 Guided walks brochures will be compiled by community groups for Romford, Rainham and Havering-Atte-Bower. This project, organised by Havering Council’s regeneration team, has received £35,300. …

Ex-pat Iranian artists will tell their stories 22/09/2009 Thanks to a grant of almost £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the Hammersmith-based Iranian Association will be interviewing a range of artists, including musicians, film directors, …

Fall of the Wall anniversary remembered by Russian émigrés 02/11/2009 This year on Remembrance Sunday, one group of London residents will be recalling an event that has particular significance for them. Members of the Sutton-based Russian Community …

Brand new research into advertising history 21/10/2009 What were your shopping basket favourites of yesteryear and what do they tell us about changes in the consumer society? Whether or not your grandparents were Ovaltineys, your mum used OMO or you …

Caring for Places of Worship 02/07/2010 Carole Souter, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), welcomed English Heritage’s ‘Caring for Places of Worship’ report, and said that HLF would be considering how it might respond to the challenges set …

Four historic UK parks win £6.4m Lottery investment 20/12/2010 All four parks are now set to undergo major redevelopment work. Initial joint HLF / BIG support** and development funding totalling £1m has also been awarded to 11 parks across the UK. Carole …

Heritage Lottery Fund invests £10.5m in four places of historic significance 27/07/2010 Sir Walter Scott’s home, ‘Abbotsford’, in the Borders; Newbridge Memorial Hall in Caerphilly; a Tudor dwelling house known as ‘The Walronds’ in Devon; and the …

Heritage Lottery Fund announces more money for major projects and greater flexibility in tough economic climate 02/08/2010 This will be achieved in two ways: By increasing HLF’s allocation for major projects from £20m pa to £30m pa from 2011 onwards.  By …

A Magnificent Town and its Flying Machines 29/04/2009 Bexley does not seem to feature significantly in the history of powered flight, but all that is about to change. Stand aside the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh as the town of Crayford steps into …

HLF celebrates 15 years of funding heritage in the capital 12/05/2009 Heritage and community groups in boroughs across the capital are celebrating today with news that the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded them over £200,000 in funding to tell their …