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Tees Valley Wildlife Trust wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for regional bat project

Long-eared brown bat
Long-eared brown bat Hugh Clark/Bat Conservation Trust

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… of detectors to record and care for this unique wildlife. There will also be a wealth of opportunities for people of … Trust's East Cleveland Batscape page . Notes to editors There are 18 species of bat in the UK, 17 of which are known … here - that's almost a quarter of our mammal species There are at least eight species of bats present and breeding …

Community champions look after World Heritage Site

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… and Hexham to Newcastle, Wallsend and South Shields. There were over 30 forts on the Roman frontier across the … plus coastal, outpost and supply forts. Along the wall there were around 80 milecastles and 160 turrets, a ditch to … Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic …

Twin heritage projects could catapult Lewes to international fame

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… an important role in the Battle of Lewes because it was there that Henry III surrendered to Simon de Montfort and … surrounding Barcombe Roman Villa where surveys suggest there are previously unrecorded features. These include a … housing plots, enclosures, and defensive ditches. There are many other unidentified features which the project …

Exhibitions will project moving image maestro’s work

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… Muybridge, who was born in the town in 1830 and died there in 1904, bequeathed nearly 3,000 objects to the local … of items that have never before been on public display. There will be a complimentary show at Kingston University’s … and computer-generated imagery as never before, there is certain to be renewed interest in Muybridge. People …

Leicester’s Magna Carta project gets £20,000 boost

Exterior of the Guildhall building
The Guildhall, where one of the exhibitions will take place

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… Guildhall before touring around the city. As well as this, there will be an exhibition in Leicester market recognising … standardised weights and measures to the country. There will also be a programme of exciting events, talks and … Guildhall before touring around the city. As well as this, there will be an exhibition in Leicester market recognising …

Reflections on the First World War Centenary

Professor Sarah Lloyd of the University of Hertfordshire
Professor Sarah Lloyd of the University of Hertfordshire

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… the UK engage with history and heritage. Missing stories  There are a lot of stories about the First World War, and … born in the 1920s carry the traces of the conflict? There is a lot of interest in hidden histories and untold … histories are of people who once lived in that place, but there are other sorts of community too, communities shaped by …

Keeping up with the changes in volunteering

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

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… 95% of the projects that HLF supports involve volunteers. There are around 3,000 HLF-supported projects currently in … such as homelessness and long-term unemployment. There are also strong examples emerging from our Changing … networks In a fast-moving environment, it's great to know there are networks emerging which enable volunteer managers …

A day out with HLF Chief Executive Ros Kerslake in Pennine Lancashire

HLF Chief Executive Ros Kerslake chats to volunteers at Mr Ibbit's 1917 shop in Bacup Natural History Museum
HLF Chief Executive Ros Kerslake chats to volunteers at Mr Ibbit's 1917 shop in Bacup Natural History Museum

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… exhibition spaces and reveal its hidden heritage. I was there to attend one of the North West’s regional committee … area? HLF has identified many areas across the UK where there have been fewer applications for National Lottery … exhibition spaces and reveal its hidden heritage. I was there to attend one of the North West’s regional committee …

London to celebrate 40 years of punk culture in 2016

Siouxsie and the Banshees at the 100 Club in 1978
Siouxsie and the Banshees at the 100 Club in 1978 Derek Ridgers Courtesy of The Photographers' Gallery, London

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… core ideas newly resonant and inspiring.” Reflecting that there is as much interest in punks today as there was in 1976, Punk London has received a £99,000 grant … core ideas newly resonant and inspiring.” Reflecting that there is as much interest in punks today as there was in …

Hambleton's history for all

Hambleton History Research & Archive Association members in Hambleton's pen fold
HHRAA members in Hambleton's pen fold L to R: Mrs Ingrid Millington, Mrs Brenda Stripe, Celia Barnes and Dean Kellett

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… in all aspects of the data collection and storage so there is no need for anyone to worry if they feel they don’t … in March 2015 after a village meeting to establish whether there was sufficient interest in the village to form an … in all aspects of the data collection and storage so there is no need for anyone to worry if they feel they don’t …