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Elizabeth Gaskell's house saved from decay 14/06/2012 Thanks to this support, the Italianate villa of 84 Plymouth Grove, where the author of Cranford and North and South lived with her family for 15 years, will now be fully restored so that visitors can …

Dr Angela Dean appointed to Board of HLF and NHMF 14/06/2012 Dr Dean will join the 15-strong Board of Trustees, which includes leading figures from the heritage sector, appointed by the Prime Minister to run both Funds. Their role is to steer the policy …

HLF receives ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award 17/05/2012 HLF Trustee Kathy Gee accepted the prestigious accolade of ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Sector’, when she attended the 10th annual award ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue, which was hosted by …

Heritage Lottery Fund gives support to Barry Wartime Weekend 14/06/2012 The memories of the people of the Vale of Glamorgan of the Second World War are to be recorded and preserved at a remarkable local event this summer. Thanks to the award, local …

History of Britain’s Chinese workers will be told 13/06/2012 Now a small army of volunteers will spend the next three years charting the role of Chinese workers in such a wide range of employment including seafaring, laundering and catering. The Ming-Ai …

Community to remember organic farming pioneer 13/06/2012 Arthur Hollins died in 2006. His legacy is Fordhall Organic Farm at Market Drayton, Shropshire; one of England’s oldest organically-managed farms and the country’s first commercial yoghurt producer. …

New lease of life for north Wales town centre thanks to HLF cash boost 11/06/2012 The investment is through HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative* (THI) and will enable Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) to improve and preserve the unique character of the …

HLF-funded renovation begins at Swansea Buddhist Centre 11/06/2012 A HLF grant of £33,900 is enabling the centre to transform a disused annex at the Victorian, Grade II-listed building into a new Meditation Hall. This development will include the …

Falkirk’s economic future boosted with £2m investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund 21/05/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund has earmarked funding1 of £2million including development funding of £50,000 as part of its hugely successful Townscape Heritage …

Dewsbury through to second round of town centre funding bid 18/05/2012 The bid is to the Townscape Heritage Initiative programme which offers grants to help regenerate conservation areas which display particular social and economic need. The initial bid …