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Girlguiding Cornwall to celebrate history of County's 'Dear Little Campsite' in centenary year 15/03/2010 The award of £8,500 will enable a group of young people to research the history of their county campsite which has been in use since 1939. The site, …

Going Chinese in Gloucestershire 04/05/2010 The award of £9,900 will allow the Chinese Children and Parents Association to organise five events which will give local people an opportunity to learn about and engage with traditional Chinese activities. The …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps to expose Braunton’s 'hidden' history 04/05/2010 The full story of how American troops were trained for the largest amphibious assault in history will be told for the first time by a project lead by Braunton and District Museum …

Remarkable life and work of Wiltshire poet, Alfred Williams to be told 04/05/2010 The award of £35,000 will allow the Alfred Williams Heritage Society to make more people aware of South Marston-born Williams, who died in 1930. The grant will finance a …

Liskeard Heritage Trail Goes Digital 04/05/2010 Working in partnership with the Stuart House Trust, a team of young people from Liskeard School and Community College will use the Liskeard Heritage Trail, produced in 2005/6, as a starting point for their …

Heritage Lottery Fund to help safeguard the tombs and memorials at West Littleton church 04/05/2010 The beautiful little church in the village of West Littleton has a collection of 18th and 19th-century wall memorials and tombs in urgent need of …

Lottery grant to reveal hidden heritage in Combe Martin Parish Church 14/12/2009 This award will allow the church to conduct urgent repairs to the Roodscreen timberwork and clean and conserve its remarkable medieval paintings, many of which are hidden …

Pillaton Church to have ring of eight bells to celebrate 750th anniversary 26/11/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund has contributed £4,000 towards the rehanging of the refurbished bells and also to allow the local school children and parishioners to be …

Pliosaur on the Jurassic Coast 02/11/2009 The fossilised skull of a pliosaur, the largest marine reptile that ever lived, has been discovered along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Found on the shores of Weymouth Bay, experts believe the head – …

Chipping Sodbury’s Heritage project to safeguard town’s medieval history for future generations… 14/12/2009 Residents and visitors to the town can expect to see the first plaques and the town heritage trail in place by early 2011. The Schools Heritage …