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Peterloo 2019 to mark 200 years since Peterloo Massacre An image of the massacre by George Cruikshank, September 1819 People's History Museum 16/10/2018 The bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre in Greater Manchester is to be commemorated, thanks to …

Wooden underworld: behind the scenes with Vindolanda volunteers Wooden Roman combs now on display at Vindolanda Vindolanda Trust 29/03/2018 A collection of wooden Roman artefacts has gone on display at Vindolanda, thanks to National Lottery players and …

Easter excitement in Northamptonshire! Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens 30/03/2018 If you’re out and about near Northamptonshire this Easter break, two newly renovated heritage attractions are opening their doors for visitors. Delapre Abbey and Kelmarsh Hall are …

What links the Eurythmics, a derelict church and the National Lottery? Dave Stewart at The Canny Space Churches Conservation Trust 27/03/2018 Sunderland’s Grade I listed Holy Trinity Church closed its doors in June 1988 with no clear future. Now Dave …

7 things to do in Scotland Treat yourself to afternoon tea at Mackintosh at the Willow 17/10/2018 From dazzling coastlines to dynamic design, vibrant Scotland is full of things to do and places to visit: many funded by the National Lottery. Here are seven …

£1million investment for Northern Ireland’s Great Places Bangor to benefit from Great Place investment 27/03/2018 Four special places in Northern Ireland are today celebrating a £1million investment to help shape their future development. They are the …

Being Brunel: inside the mind of the man who ‘built Britain’ A statue of the engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel 22/03/2018 A museum with an unrivalled insight into the life and mind of Isambard Kingdom Brunel has opened in Bristol, thanks to £4.8million …

Stories of Yorkshire’s fascinating past win £1.1million National Lottery support The Diesel Demons - volunteers in action at the National Coal Mining Museum England NCMME 22/03/2018 From the story of our English coal mining heritage to one of the most …

5 new HLF trustees appointed Sir Peter Luff, Chair of NHMF and HLF Paul Pickard 20/03/2018 Five new trustees are joining the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Board in the next couple of months, bringing with them …