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Church’s history seen through young eyes 09/05/2010 Recently, St Mary in the Castle has enjoyed a new lease of life as a temporary arts centre and the young people involved are hoping to develop this usage into the future. The research project, run by …

Future of Buriton Chalk Pits secure thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund grant 24/05/2010 The money will be put towards conserving the ecologically valuable chalk pits in Buriton, a well-loved Local Nature Reserve and Site of Importance for Nature …

East Oxford – one history or many? 18/05/2010 The wide-ranging project has been made possible by a £330,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and a grant of £49,787 from the University of Oxford’s John Fell Fund. The three-year project will …

Migrants’ memories will be gathered 17/02/2010 Now the story of their migration and settlement in the borough will be told for the first time, thanks to a grant of £36,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). North West Kent Racial Equality Council will …

A town unearthed – Heritage Lottery Fund helps Folkestone discover its roots 24/12/2009 Folkestone People’s History Centre (FPHC) will work in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT) to recruit …

Grand old Duke of York’s celebrates a cinema centenary 08/02/2010 Unlike other cinemas from the same era, the Duke of York’s has operated continually as a cinema throughout its lifetime and in order to capture memories and memorabilia the HLF-funded …

Abingdon Old County Hall 15/03/2010 Plans to give Abingdon’s historic County Hall Museum a complete makeover will go ahead, thanks to a final grant of just over £1.7 million announced today by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). To date, the project has been …

New Forest Centre branches out thanks to the Heritage Lottery 26/08/2009 What better way to teach families with children about the natural habitat of the New Forest than by using a tree? Not just any tree but a purpose-built two-storey tree 18 feet in …

Thames tapestry will be record achievement 10/11/2009 Thames Heritage Trust working with the Millennium Tapestry Company is contacting a total of 240 schools from the source of the river in Gloucestershire down to the estuary with the aim of creating a …

Two Heritage grants for aspects of Forest life 20/01/2009 Two fundamental aspects of life in the New Forest are the subject of grants worth nearly £80,000 announced by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). One will study the history and work of the C, the …