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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 …

More than £2.4million for south east historic 17/02/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and English Heritage are today announcing more than £2.4million to Grade I and II* listed places of worship across the South East - including just over £66,000 to the …

More than £2.4m for South East historic places of worship 17/02/2011 The grants were awarded under the organisations’ joint Repair Grants for Places of Worship scheme.* Nationally, since 2002, almost £140 million of grants have been awarded for more than …

Plans to save Castle Drogo a step closer thanks to funding 22/11/2010 This first-round pass award means that the National Trust can progress to the second stage of the HLF application process, where they will be seeking £2.5million of HLF support towards …

The Walronds to be saved thanks to £1.746million 27/07/2010 The project will enable full restoration of the house and ensure the ground floor and gardens are available for wider community use. The upper floors will be converted into holiday accommodation …

Heritage Lottery Fund award gives Trenance Cottages a new lease of life! 06/10/2010 Trenance Cottages were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and provided homes for local families until the 1960s. From the late 1970s the building was turned …

Funding for Exeter Cathedral 19/10/2010 Through the proposed project new learning spaces will be created in the Bishops palace so that more people can explore the historic library. There will also be a new space for music development and participation. …

Bid to reveal importance of New Forest in World War II 02/02/2011 Now the New Forest National Park is hoping a widespread archaeological project to discover and record the crucial role the area played in World War II will capture people’s imaginations and …

What did you do in the war Brighton? 26/08/2009 It was turned into a hospital for Indian soldiers during the First World War and its wine cellars were used as air raid shelters during the Second. Such stories involving the Royal Pavilion will feature in a …

Park friends get ready for a big year 19/01/2011 The friends group, formed in 2007, is made up of residents throughout the surrounding areas of Cambuslang who have a keen interest in promoting the park and making it a place that can be used not only by …