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Heritage trail launched at Parkanaur 04/07/2011 This project allowed the Speedwell Trust to develop activities which explored the history of Parkanaur. The project focused on two main themes: a cross-community educational programme to raise awareness and …

Sharing Heritage - new money to uncover the rich stories of our past 20/02/2013 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 …

All Our Stories: Heritage Lottery Fund launches new funding programme 04/04/2012 This week, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching a new £1m small grant programme designed to help local communities answer these and countless more questions about …

Back on Track: Bowes Railway gets much-needed boost 17/01/2013 The project, led by the Bowes Railway Company, will transform the Bowes Railway in Sunderland into a top visitor attraction and training hub for the area. Focussing on the Springwell Colliery …

Vital £1.8m Lottery funding for Yorkshire and the Humber churches 28/01/2013 The grants are offering much needed funds to places of worship at risk across Yorkshire and Humber including St Leonard’s Church in Thrybergh, Rotherham; the Church of the …

Dig for Victory at Beningbrough Hall 08/02/2013 Beningbrough Hall has received over £42,000 from HLF for an exciting project, Beningbrough at War, at Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, 8 miles north of York. The project will show a series of displays and …

Britain's unique 8-sail windmill on the verge of an exciting new chapter 21/01/2013 The grant will enable the Heckington Windmill Trust to restore the wider mill site and create a world-class visitor attraction around the mill and its Victorian industrial …

Bell Restoration and Community History Project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 07/02/2013 The project will remove and restore the six bells in the grade II* listed church. A new bell frame will be installed to replace the old oak frame dating from …

World’s oldest tube carriage rides again for 150th Anniversary of the London Underground 14/01/2013 Recently restored to full working order by the London Transport Museum with a £422,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant, it's being hauled by the newly restored …

Completion of Chorley's major remembrance project 18/10/2011 'Chorley Remembers' will explore and commemorate the service of local men and women in conflicts throughout the 20th century. The project will culminate in the engraving the names of the fallen …