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Birthplace of Capability Brown awarded National Lottery grant

Kirkharle, the birthplace of Capability Brown
Kirkharle, the birthplace of Capability Brown Alexis Moore

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… is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Capability Brown and sites across England and Wales are getting ready to celebrate as part of the Capability Brown Festival. Now Kirkharle, the birthplace of the man known as the … gardener on the Kirkharle estate. In 1770, and by then a widely known and hugely respected landscape architect, …

This Society hold monthly meetings, lectures and slide shows and also publish three magazines a year. They are currently working on a book entitled 'Beeston Now and Then' to show life in the area over the last 100 years and woul

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… This Society hold monthly meetings, lectures and slide shows and also publish three magazines a year. They are currently working on a book entitled 'Beeston Now and Then' to show life in the area over the last 100 years and … Beeston and District Local History Society …

Superlative museum specimens

V&A Village

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… museums to find out about their most weird, wonderful and significant objects. The most gruesome The Hand of Sir … first all-military expedition to scale Everest. They are now on display in the new Soldier Gallery at the National … a famous local landmark – “turn right at the Elephant, then follow your nose…” – the Elephant & Castle had stood on …

Tunstall Remembered gains Heritage Lottery Fund support

Tunstall Remembered began with a centenary event in Tunstall Park
Tunstall Remembered began with a centenary event in Tunstall Park

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… Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support them to commemorate and remember the First World War and the local people who fought in it. Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, Tunstall Remembered will enable local people … who fought in it. Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, Tunstall Remembered will enable local …

£7.5m secures England’s most important places of worship at risk

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… Heritage. Across the country, this vital funding will now help repair some of England’s most important places of … Rows Synagogue in London; St Issey Church in Cornwall and St Alban the Martyr in Hull.  Carole Souter, Chief … was jointly funded by HLF and English Heritage. Since then, HLF has provided the majority of the funding to ensure …

It's your chance to Celebrate

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… Distributors' Forum (SLDF) offering funding for events and projects which celebrate Glasgow 2014 or that are … heritage with them. With this new grant funding, everyone now has the opportunity to be part of something special as we … to the Commonwealth Games and people can get involved, then Celebrate is for you.” Iain Munro, Acting CEO, Creative …

Starring role for Victorian fire station as it secures HLF funding

Old Fire Station in West Norwood
Old Fire Station in West Norwood

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… a fire station designed for horse-drawn fire engines, will now be restored thanks to an HLF grant of more than … will be able to carry out vital repairs to the building and restore its Victorian splendour - opening up its original … engines, which were too big to fit through the doors. It then served the Lambeth community as a church hall, stood …

What heritage means to me: Carmen Talbot

A head and shoulders shot of Carmen Talbot
Carmen Talbot, Project Coordinator at the Rebellious Sounds Archive

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… what we value in our collective memory. That’s tangible and intangible heritage like objects, buildings, stories, … a really big fan of hers. It's that kind of story that I'm now able to speak about, connected through this archive. What … want to be a woman in any time except now, and even then sometimes it’s scary. What’s your favourite piece of …

Memories of south Wales’ Jewish communities shared at Cardiff exhibition

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… as a result of a three year project, shares the lives and stories of 60 members of the Cardiff Reform community and … work in portraying local minority ethnic communities, will now share the fascinating stories and photographs through the … at the Cardiff Story Museum until 28 September. It will then travel to numerous museums across the UK, visit the …