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Uncovering the hidden potential of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Project volunteer working on the collections at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery 28/03/2014 This project will rediscover Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s diverse collections, many of which …

Full steam ahead for Stephenson's first locomotive 07/03/2014 Thanks to a grant of almost £55,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF); the council, its partners and community groups are now on track to mark the bi-centenary of the young Stephenson’s …

Heritage Lottery Fund invests £17m in skills 08/06/2010 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced an investment of £17m – treble the amount it originally set aside - in 54 projects under its Skills for the Future programme.  This money will …

The Florrie rises from the flames 31/07/2012 Closed for over 20 years, the 19th-century Jacobean-style building in Toxteth is the oldest surviving purpose-built youth clubs in the UK. For nearly a century The Florrie was at the heart of the community, …

Oxfordshire Remembers 1914-18 The new Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum 20/03/2014 The project, 'Oxfordshire Remembers 1914-18', consists of a range of exciting and engaging exhibitions and outreach programmes, combining SOFO’s previously unseen military …

Beverley Armed Forces and First World War Centenary day Living history interpreters recreate the work of First World War Army Farriers 18/03/2014 Led by SSAFA and working with the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield, other service charities and …

A Land Fit For Heroes: War and the Working Class 1914-1918 Picture to be used in the exhibition which shows a protest march in 1915 13/03/2014 A Land Fit For Heroes will look at how the First World War changed society, radically altering the social, …

£700,000 for Carrington Street facelift 17/02/2014 Nottingham City Council has received initial support for a Townscape Heritage (TH) bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Carrington Street project. The redevelopment of Carrington Street forms …

Marking the First World War Centenary in Barrow Fort Walney site in Barrow-in-Furness Copyright Lawrence Hill 11/03/2014 Led by artists and involving the local community, the project will focus on the remains of a pre-First World War British Army training …

Roman Baths secures future of Beau Street Hoard Selection of coins from the Beau Street Hoard 11/03/2014 The project – managed by Bath & North East Somerset Council – aims to deliver a range of activities around one of the largest hoards of Roman coins …