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Museum of Free Derry expansion 03/10/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £500,000 grant to support the expansion of the Museum of Free Derry. The funding will be used to expand the current building to house a dedicated community space, an …

Last millworkers’ tenement at New Lanark World Heritage Site to be restored 24/02/2014 The restoration of the historic millworkers’ housing at New Lanark, one of the largest and most successful conservation projects in Europe, is to be completed, while in …

Lottery win for Roman coins! 06/12/2012 Subject to a second successful funding bid to the HLF in 2013, the council intends to develop a programme of 26 learning and community activities centred on the Beau Street Hoard – a collection of around 22,000 …

Creating Connections at the Cooper Gallery 16/01/2013 The Cooper Gallery: Creating Connections project seeks to increase the number of visitors by attracting new audiences to the venue and enabling more people to engage with its heritage and fascinating …

HLF pledges £1.3m support for Cumbria's heritage 13/12/2012 Since 1994, HLF has invested over £72million into preserving Cumbria’s rich heritage. From restoring Chances Park, Carlisle to Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, the effect of Lottery money is …

Enfield’s Poles will tell their stories with Heritage Lottery help 15/06/2009 The Adam Mickiewicz Saturday School will be tracing the histories of three generations of Polish Immigrants who settled locally immediately after World War Two, in the 1970s and …

Farnham Castle to be restored 25/09/2009 The grant will complete the final phase of a major restoration programme and unite the Bishop’s Palace and Keep under single management for the first time. This will enable it as one of the leading tourist …

Picture Perfect 24/08/2010 Today, a Country Antrim man’s photo taken at Belfast’s Victoria Park has been chosen as the Northern Ireland winner of the UK-wide ‘Postcards from the Park’ photo competition. Terry Cooper, from Carrickfergus, was also awarded a …

Lottery Windfall for Walled City’s Heritage 11/03/2011 The grant was awarded to Holywell Trust and will be used to support a community based programme of research, events and activities to create a greater understanding of the importance of the City Walls …

Making History on the River Lagan 21/01/2011 The Barge MV Confiance, has been restored as part of Lagan Legacy’s plans to create a dedicated maritime museum which tells the story of the River Lagan and Northern Ireland’s industrial and maritime heritage. …