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Future-proofing heritage

HMS Victory in Portsmouth
HMS Victory in Portsmouth

Newyddion

… annual investment programme that will help protect and sustain it for future generations. In a challenging and … our new Resilient Heritage programme, organisations can now apply for grants up to £250,000 to undertake tailored … help put an organisation on a more resilient footing, then we can help there too.  In fact, there are many ways in …

Changing lives: voyages to a better future for Alan and Gill

A man in a dinghy on the River Clyde

Straeon

… Changing lives: voyages to a better future for Alan and Gill 27/09/2016 The English language is awash with … it.” “Working in a team in an encouraging environment, I now have a feeling of self-worth. I feel my life has … from putting pencil to paper to do the original drawing, then taking those and translating them into the lofting – …

Changing lives: Johnson digs deep and reunites with mining colleagues

Man at memorial event

Straeon

… Changing lives: Johnson digs deep and reunites with mining colleagues 11/04/2018 Johnson-John … with his former colleagues and celebrate his achievements. Now 79 years old, Johnson arrived in the UK from the … “If you live in the same area with your colleagues, then you’ll go for a pint and talk about the old days and how …

Information and Advice Sessions in South East England

Newyddion

… Information and Advice Sessions in South East England 12/05/2017 The … ,  Our Heritage ,  Young Roots  and  First World War: Then and Now  programmes. Topics covered include: our main funding …

Postal Museum and Mail Rail open to the public

New mail rail carriages
New mail rail carriages

Newyddion

… Postal Museum and Mail Rail open to the public New mail rail carriages … narrow gauge, driverless railway, before closing in 2003. Now, following the National Lottery-funded redevelopment of … Once visitors have taken in the museum, their ticket will then grant them access to a subterranean world that – up …

Happy Birthday, Southend-on-Sea!

Carnival Queen Denise and Court on a float at the Southend Carnival 1968
Carnival Queen Denise and Court on a float at the Southend Carnival 1968

Newyddion

… Happy Birthday, Southend-on-Sea! Carnival Queen Denise and Court on a float at the Southend Carnival 1968 19/08/2017 … some of the HLF-supported projects going on in the borough now. Southend Carnival A National Lottery grant has enabled … the link between live performance and heritage. Shoebury Then & Now Shoebury Then & Now will engage students and older …

Changing lives: TOWIE helps Jessica bag a career

Jessica Starns stands outside the grand British Museum building, smiling

Straeon

… funded project for young people gave Jessica the skills and confidence she needed to overcome setbacks and break into … still struggling to find employment in her chosen field. Then a National Lottery funded project for young people … meets once a month, and has been doing so for four years now. On top of running this group, she took on a number of …

Cromford Mills – making industrial heritage safe

Arkwright Society chief executive Sarah McLeod
Arkwright Society Chief Executive Sarah McLeod

Blogiau

… Executive Sarah McLeod reveals how her team battled paint and poisons to turn Cromford Mills into a cultural centre and … had been used as a brewery, laundry and cheese warehouse – then, from 1920 until its abandonment in 1979, it functioned … Phase one works were finally completed in June 2014. It is now hoped that the techniques used could be applied to other …

Bells and pipes at St Andrew's, Epworth

The 1937 Coronation Bell (tenor) at St Andrew's Church, Epworth
The 1937 Coronation Bell (tenor) at St Andrew's Church, Epworth

Newyddion

… Bells and pipes at St Andrew's, Epworth The 1937 Coronation Bell … were installed approximately 80 years ago and they are now showing signs of distress as work on the wheels is an … condition when a major restoration was undertaken. It will then be in a sound condition for many years to come and will …

Memories of Korea

Veteran John Bowler being interviewed
Veteran John Bowler being interviewed

Newyddion

… of Korean War veterans, we hear the story of veteran and Military Cross recipient John Bowler. Legasee Educational … into static trench warfare like the First World War. Now 82, John Bowler found himself in the 1st Bn The Welch … way, they were the enemy and as long as the enemy was dead then that was absolutely fine. It’s the live enemy that would …