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Canal project to take communities on a voyage through history 12/01/2011 A range of activities running throughout this year, the canal’s 250th anniversary, will help to promote the waterway’s unique historical aspects while giving volunteers plenty of …

£539,000 to conserve Lightshaw Meadows 22/03/2010 Community Forests Northwest has been awarded £539,300 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to fund the conservation of one of the area’s most important natural landscapes. The grant will be used to purchase …

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 …

Museum of Lancashire to benefit from £2m upgrade 17/12/2009 Seven interactive galleries along with new visitor facilities such as a shop, café and improved access for disabled people are just some of the new facilities that will be on offer at the Museum …

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 …