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Unseen Hawksmoor drawing discovered in the Heart of Greenwich Unseen Hawksmoor sketch 22/06/2017 A previously unseen original drawing by Nicholas Hawksmoor has been discovered at Greenwich Heritage Centre during a National Lottery funded research project …

Celebrations as gorgeous Bridgford Hall reopens Bridgford Hall 14/06/2017 After a year-long £2.3million refurbishment made possible by National Lottery players, Bridgford Hall is now open for business as an aparthotel and civil wedding ceremony venue. …

Introducing HLF's Heritage Ambassadors The Heritage Ambassadors outside the Geffrye Museum Jeff Gilbert 14/06/2017 HLF has recruited a group of 16-25 year old ‘ambassadors’ to help transform the way young people experience and interact with heritage. …

Black Country Living Museum forges ahead West Bromwich Gas Showroom in its heyday Black Country Living Museum 15/06/2017 A rare opportunity to save landmark community and commercial buildings from demolition and rebuild them at the Black Country Living …

Heritage to be put at the heart of Northern Ireland’s great places Northern Ireland is full of Great Places 12/06/2017 The Great Place Scheme has been launched today in Northern Ireland to put culture and heritage at the heart of the development of local …

Unprecedented expansion for the National Portrait Gallery Visitors enjoying the National Portrait Gallery's 18th-century galleries Simon Mooney 15/06/2017 London's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has been awarded £9.4million from The National Lottery for …

UK’s publicly-owned sculpture collection to be catalogued digitally Kanagawa, by William Pye, 2000, in Selsey, West Sussex. Anthony McIntosh 21/06/2017 Art UK has been awarded National Lottery funding of £2.8million. This will enable it to embark on an …

Heritage volunteering boosts wellbeing 02/06/2017 An innovative HLF-supported project has revealed the significant benefits of volunteering at museums and galleries. Made possible by a National Lottery grant of £528,700, the Inspiring Futures: …

Volunteering can make a difference Volunteers helping out at a HLF project 06/06/2017 Volunteers at National Lottery-funded projects have given over 150 million hours of their time, which is the equivalent of over 17,000 years. This Volunteers' Week, HLF …