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Town’s history is fair game 13/07/2009 Groups of Eastbourne residents and schoolchildren will be working together to create a unique board game involving dramatic performances about the history of the town since the Victorian era. The project, run by East …

Heritage Lottery Fund gives £2million to redevelop Fort Nelson 21/10/2009 With attractions of military might ranging from a 15th-century Turkish bombard, cannon captured at the Battle of Waterloo, and more recently Saddam Hussein’s infamous Supergun, in …

Lewes Priory to be brought to life thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund grant 09/12/2009 The money, which represents 75% of project costs, is the last, and largest element of the funding that the Lewes Priory Trust needs to complete the enhancement of the …

Lottery help for laureate’s park project 08/04/2008 The multi-faceted learning project has been created by the Letcombe Brook Charitable Trust which established the park twelve years ago as a memorial to Sir John who lived in the town for many years. The …

Project will dig up the Land Girls’ stories 07/10/2009 Uckfield-based film and music charity Sound Architect will be working with local young people to interview surviving members of the Women’s Land Army and record their memories which will not only be …

Seven city and town centres set to benefit from £10m regeneration boost 17/05/2011 HLF’s investment comes through its Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI)² programme which fosters effective partnerships between local organisations enabling repairs and …

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 …

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 …

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 …