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American wartime history brought to life

Newyddion

… life 03/12/2012 The project will reach out to young people and community groups through school visits and at local … on the beaches of Normandy. Colonel Paul W. Thompson, then commandant, said: “If the battle of Waterloo was won on … were so far from home fighting a war for a freedom that we now all enjoy. This project will bring to life North Devon’s …

Ickworth’s forgotten war stories

Oliver Crack, from Horringer, who served in the First World War
Oliver Crack, from Horringer, who served in the First World War

Newyddion

… who served in the First World War 29/01/2016 The Ickworth and the Great War project will examine the stories of local … the future of Ickworth, Suffolk and beyond."[/quote] Now, thanks to an HLF grant of £10,000, this exciting project … through HLF’s community grants programme First World War: then and now . £4million is available in 2016, as grants …

Is 2016 a bumper year for heritage anniversaries?

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF
Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF

Blogiau

… of HLF, Carole Souter, talks about what’s on in 2016 and whether or not this year sees a bumper crop of heritage … recognising what has brought people together in the past, then surely marking these events successfully must bring … Our funding programme includes First World War: Then and Now, which specifically aims to help communities explore, …

Sweet recollections of working at Rowntree

Vintage Rowntree Easter egg
An example of a vintage Rowntree Easter egg

Newyddion

… of chocolate – there was coffee, toffee mallow, orange – and if you wanted some more, you put the tin under the … some cardboard bedding, filing the other side with sweets, then putting the halves together, wrapping in foil, and tying … gym to have a proper bath… It’s funny to think about it now, but that’s what we did.” Listen to the full recording of …

Orange Hall receives initial support for restoration and diverse local history project

View of the outside of Derrygonnelly Orange Hall building
View of the outside of Derrygonnelly Orange Hall building

Newyddion

… Orange Hall receives initial support for restoration and diverse local history project View of the outside of … staircases. The Sillees River Social and Cultural Society now aims to restore the building and increase its use as a … the development of the project. Detailed proposals are then considered by HLF at second-round and as long as plans …

20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity
Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity

Blogiau

… Discrimination Act Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser Communities and Diversity 19/10/2015 Liz Ellis, Policy Adviser … properly recognised in legislation. The Equality Act 2010 now makes very strong provisions for promoting equality and … by political rhetoric and general inertia. The idea back then was not to discriminate against us, both in law and in …

Changing lives: former tree surgeon Graeme branches out

Man in black shirt

Straeon

… with the National Trust. After leaving school Graeme, now 46, wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a career and fell into various jobs from pub work and fire alarm … while they got me back under control and I realised then, from that point on, I shouldn’t really be playing with …

Changing lives: Linda pays tribute to great-grandfather

Linda Wood on the Humber Heritage Boat

Straeon

… relative Sidney Stratford. Beginning with a small black and white image of a gravestone passed down from her great … me more details including where the ship had been lost. So now I had an end to the story. Or so I thought.” says Linda. Finding the shipwreck Then, out of the blue, came more information. “One evening, …

Remembering the sacrifices of the Somme

Dan Jarvis MP at the Somme
Dan Jarvis MP at the Somme

Blogiau

… filled the air as men climbed from their trenches. And so began 141 days of the bloodiest battle of the FIrst … that sacrifice and reflect on how it changed our society then and shaped Britain today. In doing so we recognise it is … of the First World War. Our First World War: then and now  programme provides grants of £3,000–£10,000 for …