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Hereford schools to discover battle of Royalists and Roundheads 31/03/2010 The project will be run by the Rural Media Company, and the research will be used for local tourism and education across the county, thanks to a £29,000 grant from the Heritage …

Birmingham – a city in the making 20/11/2009 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) has been awarded £4.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the £9.7m ‘Birmingham – A City in the Making’ project. The money will go towards the development of an …

Walsall Arboretum receives £4.7m New Year boost 11/01/2010 The planned refurbishment, to be carried out under the Parks for People programme*, has been widely supported by the Arboretum User Group, the Council and the wider community, and will now become …

Discovering fire, and churches, around ancient Hereford 22/01/2010 Anne Jenkins, Head of HLF West Midlands, said: “These two projects will give local people excellent opportunities to get involved in hands-on historical research that, in their different …

Community volunteers and schools to unearth Bredenbury history 31/03/2010 Bromyard and District History Society along with community volunteers and 2 local schools will take part in the venture. Preserved within the landscape are earthworks relating to a …

Thinktank Plans Win Heritage Lottery Fund Support 25/01/2010 Having been awarded a Development Grant of £105,000 to work up plans for the full award, the project will create a new exhibition celebrating ingenuity and innovation in Birmingham. The exciting …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps to expose Braunton’s 'hidden' history 04/05/2010 The full story of how American troops were trained for the largest amphibious assault in history will be told for the first time by a project lead by Braunton and District Museum …

Prawle Point Lookout Receives Lottery Funding 04/05/2010 The award of £16,600 will allow the existing visitor centre to be completely refurbished with professionally designed displays, an observation window and radar and weather monitoring equipment. The …

Royal West of England Academy to be transformed thanks to £350,000 21/07/2010 The award will fund the restoration and transformation of the main galleries, including the introduction of new environmental controls so that the academy can display more of …

Heritage Lottery Fund to help safeguard the tombs and memorials at West Littleton church 04/05/2010 The beautiful little church in the village of West Littleton has a collection of 18th and 19th-century wall memorials and tombs in urgent need of …