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Teignbridge Remembers Operation Pied Piper 07/09/2009 Thanks to a grant of £3,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund almost 150 local schoolchildren are in for a first hand experience of wartime evacuation next week as Teignbridge Council hosts ‘Teignbridge …

Bristol Dinosaur to be released 03/11/2009 After 210 million years of being entombed in rock, the Bristol Dinosaur is about to be released, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £295,000 that has been awarded to the University of Bristol. The …

Pillaton Church to have ring of eight bells to celebrate 750th anniversary 26/11/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund has contributed £4,000 towards the rehanging of the refurbished bells and also to allow the local school children and parishioners to be …

Pliosaur on the Jurassic Coast 02/11/2009 The fossilised skull of a pliosaur, the largest marine reptile that ever lived, has been discovered along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Found on the shores of Weymouth Bay, experts believe the head – …

Magnificent South East architecture to be explored for educational website 18/11/2010 Over £28,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable the Solent Centre for Architecture and Design (SCA+D) to profile 5 buildings of historical interest to …

Call for volunteers as Brighton history projects share £100K in Heritage Lottery funding 06/10/2010 My House My Street is being run by the Brunswick Town Charitable Trust which will be looking in particular at the North Laine area, the early industrial …

First Base Day Centre celebrates grant to restore home and help homeless 15/11/2010 This exciting five year project will give service users, together with local schools and the wider community, the opportunity to get involved in an education and activity …

Fishermen’s project nets Heritage Lottery Fund grant 29/11/2010 The Rye Partnership, working with the local Fishermen’s Association, youth organisations, housing associations and the town’s museum will be recruiting volunteers from among the population to …

The Girls who kept the Few flying 28/09/2010 Now, thanks to a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), a permanent exhibition and study centre will be created. Grandma Flew Spitfires! is the project that will provide a lasting memorial to the …

Historic Southampton mural back in public view 22/12/2010 Southampton City Council has chosen a site in Hamtun Street, in the Old Town close to the Tudor House museum, where it will be seen by the largest number of visitors and tourists. A programme of …