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Pioneering research into native seahorses receives funding boost An example of a seahorse found on our shores - part of the Community Seagrass Initiative project 25/09/2014 The funding will now enable marine biologists at the aquarium in Plymouth, working …

Tavistock wins the lottery! Celebrating at Tavistock Pannier Market 24/09/2014 The money will help to pay for renovation and repairs to the Pannier Market roof, bring the Butchers Hall back into long term use, upgrade public areas in the town centre and …

Diss Heritage Triangle secures £1.65m Heritage Lottery Fund investment Diss Heritage Triangle banner and logo 24/09/2014 The project aims to deliver a complete regeneration of the historic centre of Diss. At its heart is the restoration of the town’s …

Brixton's Electric Avenue to shine again Iconic Electric Avenue in 1912 Photo Brixton Society 23/09/2014 The road which gained fame with Eddy Grant's 1983 single Electric Avenue was built in the 1880s and was the first shopping street in the country to be …

Celebration as Blackdowns Metal Makers launches ore-some excavation Education project highlighting the Blackdowns Metal Makers excavation launch 23/09/2014 Project partners The Carousel Project, The Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership and Somerset County …

Rare seabird chicks seen for first time in living memory on Isles of Scilly Manx shearwater chick venturing from its burrow on St Agnes and Gugh 22/09/2014 Although Manx shearwaters have bred on these two islands for decades, eggs and chicks were always …

British Chinese heritage project permanently archived in the Library of Birmingham 16/09/2014 The project blog, Chinese Lives in Birmingham , has been re-launched with an eight minute documentary-style video depicting the project journey. Other project …

New London wetlands to tackle native species decline The Walthamstow Reservoirs site in North East London 07/08/2014 A project to transform a network of 10 reservoirs in Walthamstow, North East London, into Europe’s largest urban wetlands has been given …

Funding for young people’s heritage projects in Yorkshire and the Humber 15/09/2014 Young people can get as creative as they like in interpreting what heritage means to them - previous projects have organised masquerade balls, photography exhibitions, …

Old orchards are saved across London The hundredth urban orchard will be planted this winter 01/09/2014 Development funding of £48,800 has been awarded by the HLF to help The Urban Orchard Project progress its plans to apply for a full grant of £671,300 …