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RAF’s unsung heroes will have their story told 10/01/2012 That is now set to change with an interactive information point at the National Memorial Arboretum thanks to a £5,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). For much of the 20th century, …

100 years of world-beating fighter aircraft will be marked 05/01/2012 But the fact that no other town in the country has contributed so much to the UK’s air forces has largely been overlooked. Now a group of former employees and aviation enthusiasts will …

£3.94m Heritage Lottery grant for state-of-the-art Bannockburn visitor centre 27/01/2012 The grant of £3,940,300 was announced today to the National Trust for Scotland for the project, as part of fundraising efforts. HLF also announced a First Round pass* …

£19m of Lottery money to reinvigorate parks across the UK 18/12/2011 HLF has awarded confirmed funding¹ of £11.3m to restore seven parks from Fife to London, while HLF and BIG have jointly awarded £7.8m to a further four parks in Goole, Manchester, …

Clissold House opens doors 26/01/2012 Marking the completion this year of an ambitious £9million project to revitalise the park and bring the House back into public use, Wesley Kerr said: “London is unique among world cities for its large number of …

Young people’s animation will tell Dreamland’s story 25/01/2012 The Re-animating Dreamland project has been made possible by a grant of £22,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Run by Whitstable-based social enterprise Animate & Create the project …

Union Chapel looks forward to organ restoration thanks to HLF 24/01/2012 The Union Chapel’s Henry Willis organ, Grade I listed on the National Pipe Organ Register, was completed in 1887 and is the only organ of its type in England with its original …

A new repository and learning space for North Lanarkshire Council Archives 18/01/2012 Led by NLC’s Museums & Heritage staff and supported by local history societies from all over North Lanarkshire, the project focuses on the creation of a suitable storage …

Rare Sheffield 'Reading Room' wins support 10/01/2012 The money will see the much-loved building - built by public subscription in 1789 to provide free education for poor children as well as a place of worship free from influence of the Parish Church - …

John Constable ‘comes home’ to Hampstead 10/01/2012 Burgh House and Hampstead Museum will be marking the event this year with a major six-month exhibition of some of Constable’s original works on display just a few steps from the views that inspired them. …