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Guerrillas on the Heath 09/07/2012 The RSPB has received a confirmed grant of £440,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to build links between people and nature on Hampstead Heath. Work preparing facilities for the three year project, entitled Wild …

£2.5million for Dorset's Tank Museum 26/07/2012 The multi-faceted project includes a new 40,000 sq ft Vehicle Conservation Centre (VCC) and two major exhibitions which will all be delivered in stages between 2013 and 2015. Tank Museum Director Richard …

Grand designs for the Design Museum 26/07/2012 This is in addition to the £300,000 of development funding awarded by HLF in September 2010.  With the addition of the HLF grant, the Design Museum has made good progress towards raising the necessary funds …

Yorkshire’s landscapes North and South to benefit from lottery support 23/07/2012 Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire and Upper Nidderdale in North Yorkshire will both receive first-round development grants so they can progress exciting plans under the …

Birmingham Reps 100-year history comes to life 19/07/2012 From photographs of a young Laurence Olivier making his stage debut in Birmingham to the personal correspondence of the theatre's founder Sir Barry Jackson, a new website is set to celebrate the …

Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre opens its doors 03/07/2012 The £18.5million investment will create an exciting new tourism offer which was made possible with support from £9.25million from Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment of which …

HLF helps bring rare medieval treasure back to its natural home 10/07/2012 The rare 14th-century medieval manuscript was sold for £541,250 and is considered to be among the jewels of Welsh civilisation and a crucial symbol of national identity. The …

Windrush Foundation has received a confirmed grant of £238,700 for the Emancipation 1838 project 19/07/2012 It will also celebrate those who resisted enslavement, those who fought to end it, and others who worked in Britan. Commencing in August 2012, …

Working together to preserve Basing House 17/07/2012 Basing House , site of the greatest private mansion in Tudor England, will remain open for everyone to enjoy, as Hampshire County Council begins work on three key projects: Completing the transformation …

The Landmark Trust opens Astley Castle, near Nuneaton as the innovative restoration project is completed 17/07/2012 The building will be opening as holiday accommodation for eight people from July. The castle which dates back to the 1200s was cited by …