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RAF’s unsung heroes will have their story told

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… heroes will have their story told 10/01/2012 That is now set to change with an interactive information point at … in Buckinghamshire. The scheme was founded in 1922 and, by the time it ended in 1993, some 40,000 apprentices … by Lord Trenchard, Marshal of the RAF, in 1922. Between then and 1993, when the scheme ended, more than 40,000 young …

Getting involved with adult learning

John McMahon HLF Policy Adviser, Learning and Volunteering
John McMahon, HLF Policy Adviser, Learning and Volunteering

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… adult learning John McMahon, HLF Policy Adviser, Learning and Volunteering 10/05/2016 John McMahon, HLF Policy Adviser, … the histories of Sandy Row in West Belfast. A HND and then an apprenticeship with the National Trust for Scotland … work at the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre; she’s now aiming to do a BA in curatorial studies to further …

Plans for canal heritage project receive funding

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… on a narrow boat on the Beeston Cut for nearly 13 years and always wondered why the then British Waterways was not doing anything to repair the … cottages will go ahead. "Although most of the money has now been secured the real work starts now. We want to bring …

News from Diocese of Wakefield

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… the treasures of this West Yorkshire landmark church and put it firmly on the tourist map. Trinity Church, which … at the consecration of the church in 1865, when the then bishop described Trinity Church as a “miniature … for the next generations. Vicar Paul Maybury said: “We can now confidently take forward the next stage of making this …

Then and Now - Remembering and Celebrating

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… Then and Now - Remembering and Celebrating Your Heritage Dyddiad a … Ceisydd Age Concern Salford Rhoddir y wobr £44400 … Then and Now - Remembering and Celebrating …

HMS Caroline opens to the public

HMS Caroline
The restored HMS Caroline

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… " HMS Caroline is a ship of huge significance to Belfast and internationally too. Skillfully restored, she will now add significantly to the wealth of HLF-supported heritage … attack on battleships by locating the enemy fleet and then rapidly carrying news back to the British battleships. …

Tracing the impact of the Somme on rural communities

Dr Nick Mansfield from the University of Central Lancashire
Dr Nick Mansfield, Senior Research Fellow in History at UCLan

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… battle on the UK’s rural areas. With nearly 60,000 killed and wounded, 1 July 1916 - the opening day of the Battle of … raised battalions in 1914 and 1915, trained in Britain and then held quiet sections of the Western Front. Their units … your local community, visit our First World War: Then and Now grants page . Volunteers for Lord Kitchener's Army of the …

Community-run Town Hall gets Heritage Lottery Fund backing

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… £338,900 at a later date for restoration of the building and commemoration of its heritage. Andrew Bibby, one of the … pioneering ‘asset transfer’ agreement in April 2010. Since then, the trustees have been focusing primarily on the … is scheduled to open next June. With the construction work now well under way, the trustees have been able to turn their …