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£20m to help conserve and protect UK’s precious landscapes 20/02/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a commitment of £20m over the next year to conserve distinctive landscapes across the UK. This investment will support schemes that …

Remembering the Soldiers of Gloucestershire 18/03/2013 The grant will help fund the revamp of the museum’s current displays and improve their learning and community outreach programmes.  Founded in 1926 the museum – now housed in the Grade II listed …

Olympic Gold medallist Jason Kenny meets Manchester YMCA Sporting Heroes 12/03/2013 Bolton-born Jason, who won two Olympic Gold medals in the team sprint and the individual sprint track cycling at London 2012, adding to his inaugural gold won in Beijing …

Sharing Heritage - launched at the People's History Museum in Manchester 19/02/2013 Sharing Heritage is a new funding programme to help people across the UK explore, conserve and share all aspects of the history and character of their local area. With a …

Lottery millions for three local heritage projects 15/03/2013 The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) 2020 project was awarded £1.64million; the Old Church School Project Ballymoney is to benefit from a £542,500 windfall and the Connecting …

£1.26m grant opens up ancient palace and gardens 25/03/2013 The Palace was once home to Cardinal Wolsey, the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state during Henry VIII Reign. Work to repair both the surviving Great Hall building (with its …

Portable Antiquities Scheme receives backing 10/04/2013 The aim of the project is to create Community Finds Recording Teams by recruiting and training new volunteers from local communities around England and Wales. These teams will work with their …

Tottenham High Road restoration project wins funding 10/04/2013 Haringey Council has been awarded £50,000 from HLF to develop its plan to give the area a facelift by restoring the traditional frontages of shops. The project, which would be completed by …

Richmondshire Museum's interactive Discovery Centre now open 26/03/2013 Visitors and schools are set to benefit as a result of the official opening, by popular author and former school inspector Gervase Phinn, of Richmondshire Museum’s new Heritage …

When duty called for Kiplin Hall 26/03/2013 Over the past months curator Dawn Webster has been preparing for a new exhibition, Duty Calls: Kiplin Hall in Times of War. Dawn has been moving things around the house and from out of store, which explains the …