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Home and Away – Olympic and Paralympic stars shine over the North East 08/11/2011 Taking place in the year of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this project will celebrate and explore the amazing connections between local Olympians and Paralympians …

Heritage Lottery Fund grant for Lews Castle brings economic optimism to the Hebrides 22/11/2011 Sitting in a commanding position overlooking Stornoway, Lews Castle will be restored to create a new museum and archive for the Outer Hebrides as well as …

Coleridge Memorial Project update 21/11/2011 Group Chairman, Chris Wakefield, is busy writing four tourist information leaflets that will be distributed to Tourist Information Centres (TICs), libraries, hotels and guest houses early next year to encourage …

Archaeologists search for Jane Austen's birthplace secrets 21/11/2011 Steventon Rectory in Hampshire was demolished early in the 19th century, soon after Jane and her family moved to Bath. Followers of the novelist have long regretted that the home where …

Lottery grant to help young people uncover lost Abbey at Ramsey 18/11/2011 The students, from Abbey College, will receive specialist archaeological training and carry out the dig thanks to a £24,800 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Ramsey …

Bell tolls for church’s place in history 17/11/2011 Now, Grade I listed St Peter’s, the town’s most historic landmark, is to offer more of its fascinating past to thousands of visitors, thanks to a £39,200 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).  The …

Heritage Lottery Fund announces over £130,000 support for Preston Guild projects 17/11/2011 They will explore the history and heritage of the city through activities that will coincide with the Preston Guild celebrations throughout 2012.   The Heritage …

Warrington Museum to open a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' thanks to award 17/11/2011 This HLF investment will support the refurbishment of Gallery 7, or the Bird Room as it became known, which is one of the original 1850s museum spaces. Originally home to …

Waterwheel hoisted into Woodbridge Tide Mill 17/11/2011 This marks an important stage in the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) supported restoration of the historic tide mill, with the waterwheel itself funded by £50,000 from the Suffolk Environmental Trust. In …

Letchworth's Howard Gardens public opening 28/10/2011 The original Sappho statue was stolen from the Gardens in the 1990s and a new version will now be given pride of place in the heart of the renovated Gardens. The reopening of the Gardens marks a …