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Support for skills development in Northern Ireland 04/06/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today announced its initial support for three new skills projects in Northern Ireland. The £1.1million investment will be used to fund 40 paid training …

Brockwell Park celebrates its £6million restoration 28/05/2013 The celebration event, which led by the Mayor of Lambeth and the Leader of Lambeth Council, marks the end of the long term project to restore Brockwell Park’s landscape, its heritage and …

Dudley’s canal tunnel gets a new lease of life 28/05/2013 The Dudley Canal Trust (Trips), which operates public boat trips exploring the lost industrial underworld at Dudley Canal Tunnel and Limestone Mines, has been awarded a confirmed grant* of £989,200 …

Support for the Mill Road History Project 07/05/2013 The project has been developed by members of the local community to enable volunteers to record memories and stories of people who have lived and worked in the area, document the significant buildings …

UK’s largest Monastic library to be opened to the public for the first time 10/06/2013 The Monastery’s collections, comprising of some 450,000 books, Incunabula, manuscripts and periodicals, are incredibly varied and valuable. Books on Sundials, Medieval …

Landscape Partnership Scheme wins Lottery support 13/05/2013 This is excellent news for the local area and for everyone, including the many volunteers, who helped to prepare the bid over the last twelve months. The scheme, which will cover an area of just …

French Hospital wins support to develop a Huguenot Heritage Centre 17/05/2013 The project aims to display the rich material heritage of the Huguenots, a group of some 100,000 French Protestants who fled from religious persecution predominantly from France …

Wildlife trust secures Greno Woods 10/05/2013 Following a heartfelt campaign to the public and an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the trust are delighted that they have now raised enough money to buy the last section of Greno Woods. The trust …

Auckland Castle redevelopment receives support 09/05/2013 A first-round pass with development funding of £1million means that the trust moves one step closer to securing a delivery grant of an additional £9million from the HLF at a later date, to …

Alexandra Palace secures lottery support 09/05/2013 The HLF Board of Trustees were unanimous in their decision to award the ‘People’s Palace’ a total of £844,800 in development phase funding. This funding will be used to further develop the project’s …