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Swale’s historic tales get Heritage Lottery Fund support 20/01/2011 Young people from Sittingbourne Community College will be leading one investigation that will delve into the last 2,000 years of the area’s history, from when St. Augustine first set foot …

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 …

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 …

Old Man River ready to roll along 07/07/2010 The Old Man River project, run by Big Fish Arts, will uncover stories from Sheppey and Gravesend associated with the Thames, the Medway and the Swale from 1660 to 1960. Yarns involving hulk family dwellers, …

Heritage Lottery Fund support will help to tell Navy’s story 27/09/2010 Development funding of £108,000 was awarded to help progress their plans. The HLF first-round pass* means that the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) can now progress to the …

Major Autumn lottery boost confirmed for Mote Park 01/10/2010 The 180-hectare park, originally a country estate and now one of the largest public parks in Kent, was converted into a landscaped park at the end of the 18th-century and now serves the …

Getting close to nature at Wildwood 22/06/2010 Spotting the shy water vole and building hedgehog homes are just a few of the natural pursuits that local volunteers will be able to turn their hands to thanks to an HLF grant of £46,300. The Trust has also …

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 …

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 …