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Scotland’s National Parks back to peak perfection View of Beinn A Ghlo, Perthshire 05/06/2015 Every year almost five million people visit Scotland’s stunning National Parks. And it’s not hard to see why. From the high mountains and straths of the …

Rare beetle to get new champions Rare Tansy Beetle Steven Falk 03/06/2015 Buglife has received funding of £56,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to run the Tansy Beetle Champions project, which will help improve the beetle’s habitat and work with …

Lottery grant is smashin’ news for Black Country longwidge! The LearnPlay Foundation team 03/06/2015 That’s because you’d be speaking the longwidge of the Black Country. So you’ll be chuffed at the news the dialect is getting the recognition it deserves …

New HLF Chair visits the East Midlands Sir Peter Luff and St Ann's Allotments archaeologist Laura Binns 03/06/2015 Today Sir Peter Luff, our new Chair, is in Nottingham to see some of the fantastic heritage the East Midlands has to offer. From a historic …

Naval College oral history project gains Lottery support Cadets learning the principles of seamanship in the 1950s Britannia Museum Trust 02/06/2015 The Britannia Museum Trust Oral History Project will gather first-hand accounts of life as a naval officer …

£2.6m National Lottery grant will launch ‘The Canny Space’ at Holy Trinity Sunderland The Canny Space at Holy Trinity, Sunderland 02/06/2015 The grant will see The Churches Conservation Trust’s project transform the redundant Church of Holy Trinity …

Summer to make a welcome appearance? 02/06/2015 The traditional seaside town of Jaywick is celebrating the official start of summer with a £9,900 HLF grant. Nothing signifies the start of summer more than a trip to a traditional British seaside town. The …

Coast to coal, Lottery grants for North East heritage projects View of Cleveland Coast Martin Allen 29/05/2015 Following the coastline from Sunderland to Staithes, and further inland to Sacriston, the projects will reconnect people with the man-made and …

Auckland Castle secures £9m Heritage Lottery Fund backing Auckland Castle, palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham Sean Elliott Photography 27/05/2015 It means work can now begin on building a dramatic two storey museum extension, and renovating the …

Lottery investment in Auckland Castle to spark major regeneration Auckland Castle, palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham Sean Elliott Photography 27/05/2015 Auckland Castle has been a seat of power since the days of the Norman Conquest in the 11th …