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£3.4million lottery win to save HMS Alliance 30/05/2011 The funding will help save HMS Alliance, the only surviving WW2 era submarine that is the memorial to 5,300 British Submariners. Stuart McLeod, Head of HLF South East, said: “This Heritage Lottery …

Kelvingrove 06/07/2006 HLF's investment has put Scotland's museums and galleries firmly on the world map, boosting tourism across the country. From the national collections to small community-driven projects staffed by volunteers, and those that celebrate …

Protecting some of the UK’s best-loved views 01/08/2011 This investment will enable the conservation of some of the UK’s most distinctive landscapes by supporting schemes that provide long-term social, economic and environmental benefits for rural areas.  …

Heritage Lottery Fund support secured for Stiperstones and Corndon Hill Country 01/08/2011 The Stiperstones and Corndon Hill Country Landscape Partnership Scheme aims to ensure the area is recognised as a centre of industrial heritage, with local people …

What a result for the golden age of Yorkshire sport! 04/08/2009 Bradford and Rotherham are both already scoring success with the news that they have been awarded Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grants of nearly £100,000 to explore their sporting heritage.   …

18th century Royal Chapel Organ in tune with HLF funding 23/07/2013 The organ, at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon, said to be ‘of the highest historical importance,’ is in need urgent attention; recommended by professional restorers and noted …

HLF grant to bring West Yorkshire histories alive 20/07/2009 With a population of 2.2million (Office of National Statistics mid-year 2007), some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the UK and a fascinating heritage, West Yorkshire’s past has much to be …

Mummers 16/02/2009 The Mummers Foundation received the award to promote and develop the art of mumming in Fermanagh and Tyrone through a programme of outreach and educational activities that will involve the whole community. Mumming is a centuries old …

Music Hall stars to shine once more 01/08/2009 They trod the boards throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries as singers, dancers, comedians, acrobats, animal trainers and clowns.  Memories of these music hall and variety artistes may have faded …

Royal jewels 22/09/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund has today awarded £274,400 to help Redcar and Cleveland Council showcase the life and death of a royal Saxon princess, whose grave was uncovered in an East Cleveland farmer's field. A collection of rare …