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Opening of transformed Holburne Museum 19/05/2011 The newly transformed Holburne Museum was dramatically opened by the artist Peter Blake, following a £11.2million redevelopment funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The most striking aspect of the …

Time for celebration at historic park 20/05/2011 The free celebration event is open to all, and includes face painting, willow weaving, craft activities, story telling and live music in the newly refurbished bandstand. It takes place from 12 noon until …

Regeneration of Ballymoney’s historic heart one step closer 17/05/2011 The funding has been earmarked through HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme and includes a development grant of £50,000 to support the drawing up of more detailed …

£10m Heritage Lottery Fund investment gives new life to four key heritage sites 28/03/2011 Initial support² was also awarded to a number of projects, enabling them to develop plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. Dame Jenny Abramsky, Chair of …

Oh Happy Day! Black gospel music’s UK roots preserved 13/05/2011 Newham-based Zoe Gospel Promotions will be tracing the effect of post World War II immigration on black gospel music in London. With virtually no archives in existence the project will tap …

Orchard project gets back to London’s core values 11/05/2011 Now, with the aid of a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) The London Orchard Project will be working with volunteers from across the capital to map the surviving trees and …

New exhibition in former hospital ward will celebrate history of medicine 19/01/2011 A new permanent exhibition, celebrating the history of medicine, is being created in a ward of the former Worcester Royal Infirmary, to be called Museum@WRI. The British …

Regal Cinema celebrates Christmas with funding win 22/12/2010 The news will be warmly welcomed by Tenbury Town Council and the cinema volunteers, who have campaigned passionately to see the Grade II listed Art Deco building restored and conserved. Unlike …

Mary Stevens Park transformation moves closer 20/12/2010 Dudley Council’s £1.9m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the BIG Lottery Fund (BIG) bid has been given a first round pass* and the funding body has granted £116,100 development funding for the …

The Sky's The Limit 18/01/2011 The Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) has been successful in its first-round* bid to restore the Devonport Column as part of the continued regeneration of the Devonport area. RIO has been awarded £21,000 by the Heritage Lottery …