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Three regimental collections to be displayed in new museum 11/02/2011 These fascinating collections are of national importance and will be displayed together for the first time in the newly renovated wing of Thoresby Courtyard. Over the course of their …

Elsecar beaming thanks to initial backing 03/02/2011 Plans to restore the site and establish it as a premier tourist destination were boosted last night, Wednesday 2 February, when Barnsley Museum and Heritage Service was awarded a first-round pass* with …

First Scottish Trainees Start Coveted Heritage Skills Programme 08/02/2011 Seven trainees start new jobs this week learning practical skills at one of Scotland’s National Collections, as part of a UK-wide programme of skills training. Selected from over …

Our Lady & St Michaels RC Church repairs start 01/12/2010 The building, originally commissioned in 1857 by Benedictine Monks, is a Grade II* and as such has a requirement under the remit of the Historic Churches of Wales, to be maintained following …

HLF gives the heartland of the Welsh language a New Year boost 12/01/2011 Popular with tourists, ramblers and wildlife enthusiasts, the Llŷn Peninsula is considered to be amongst Wales’ finest landscapes, famous for its hills and medieval pilgrimage route …

National Lottery Awards 2011 09/02/2011 As the closing date for entries draws closer, BBC’s The One Show host and Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Matt Baker, is urging people in Wales to nominate their favourite local Lottery-funded project for …

The search is on to find the UK’s favourite UK Lottery Funded Projects 13/01/2011 In the last year alone, over £145 million of Lottery funding has been invested in good causes across Scotland and now The National Lottery is encouraging these projects, and …

Historic cinema has new festival...but they won't be making a big noise about it 19/01/2011 The Hippodrome cinema in Bo’ness, on the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, will be the centre of a new annual festival in March which will show the silent …

Whitechapel ‘High Street 2012’ historic building scheme confirmed thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund 27/01/2011 The award, made under HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) scheme to Tower Hamlets Council will see the Whitechapel Market Conservation area …

Are you Scotland's next all-weather eco-surveyor? 11/01/2011 The Scottish Wildlife Trust will soon call for applications for an exclusive training programme set to turn 10 promising environmentalists into the ecological surveyors of Scotland’s future, it …