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Stepping the Tinners Way 04/05/2010 Their project is called 'Stepping the Tinners Way' and will provide an exciting opportunity to highlight the importance of this ancient route through walks, talks, workshops and filmmaking.  The Tinners Way runs between …

New Year heralds £1.2m investment for Devizes historic park 11/01/2010 This money from the two Lottery distributors will give a vital boost to plans for this popular local park. Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund South West, said: “What better …

Heritage Lottery Fund backs the Milford Street Bridge Project 15/02/2010 The award will allow the project to tell the story of an area of Salisbury changed forever by the building of the ring road. It will combine oral history, visual arts, dance, and …

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 – …

Lottery grant to reveal hidden heritage in Combe Martin Parish Church 14/12/2009 This award will allow the church to conduct urgent repairs to the Roodscreen timberwork and clean and conserve its remarkable medieval paintings, many of which are hidden …

Chipping Sodbury’s Heritage project to safeguard town’s medieval history for future generations… 14/12/2009 Residents and visitors to the town can expect to see the first plaques and the town heritage trail in place by early 2011. The Schools Heritage …

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 …

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 …

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 …