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Seven top heritage days out for a rainy summer’s afternoon Making Faces at Beningbrough Hall 08/08/2017 Are you looking for fun days out this summer? Then take a look at our selection of National Lottery supported days out for all the family. In support …

Full steam ahead: North Yorkshire Moors Railway begins ‘magnificent journey’ The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs through spectacular countryside Graham Staples/NYMR 08/08/2017 A £4.6million National Lottery grant is helping secure the future of …

Do you know what a HLF committee member is? 04/08/2017 HLF committees are made up of local people who meet four times a year to help make decisions about funding and to discuss heritage. HLF has 12 committees based across the UK. Florence Spraven explains …

JMW Turner: preserving his legacy Children decorate a reproduction of The High Street, Oxford 03/08/2017 JMW Turner is one of Britain’s most famous and best-loved artists, and National Lottery funding is helping keep his legacy alive. From securing his …

Jellicoe Water Gardens flourish thanks to National Lottery players Jellicoe Water Gardens have been restored 31/07/2017 Two years on from a £2.4million National Lottery boost, an historic park in Hemel Hempstead has been restored to its former glory. …

Saving Scotland's important wildlife An Egilsay Curlew chick, internationally important breeding seabirds Christine Hall 31/07/2017 The native wildlife of Orkney is as diverse as it is important, but a new menace is threatening its future. The archipelago …

On a roll: Tank Museum takes command of £2m Conservation work on a Fury Hedge Cutter The Tank Museum 02/08/2017 Bovington’s Tank Museum has secured £2million from The National Lottery to start the next phase of redevelopment. The ‘Conservation in Action’ …

Major new disability history initiative wins support 06/06/2014 Screen South has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Accentuate History of Place project. Accentuate History of Place will chart disabled people’s lives from the …

Half a billion pounds to celebrate Yorkshire Day Rosedale old railway and ironstone mine Chris Ceaser 01/08/2017 The 1 August is Yorkshire Day, and we’re celebrating the variety of heritage that makes God’s Own Country such a fantastic place to live, work …

National Lottery helping to get the most out of our sporting heritage The Pit Lane at Silverstone, 1969 BRDC Archive 27/07/2017 In a country with a long and great sporting history, National Lottery funding is helping communities to tell the story of their …