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Scottish National Portrait Gallery 01/03/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today announced a grant of £4,531,000 to transform the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG), the first purpose-built portrait gallery in the world, into an exciting new …

Lights Camera Action 23/02/2009 The ever-increasing popularity of the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ series was the catalyst for a grant of £17,400 announced today by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The funding will help a group of vulnerable and excluded …

Scottish Churches Harvest Heritage Lottery Funding 01/01/2008 With three in Edinburgh and one in Ayrshire, each is of important architectural merit but in desperate need of repair. The seat of Episcopalian worship in Edinburgh to be restored: Old St …

HLF funding saves Maryhill Burgh Hall 30/01/2009 One of Glasgow’s areas of highest deprivation has been thrown a lifeline with a grant of almost £1million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore the derelict Maryhill Burgh Halls. Announced today …

The Future of Our Past 02/03/2011 With a massive £300million annual awards budget to allocate from 2013 to 2019, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is asking people across the UK about its funding priorities for the future.  In addition to consulting with …

History of Suffrage in Ulster Explored in New Project 21/02/2011 The award was made to Glenravel Local History Project and will support a programme of volunteer-led research into the history, development, activities, achievements and legacy of the local …

Lottery Grant to ‘Catch’ Lough Neagh Fishing Heritage 17/01/2011 For centuries, hundreds of families have made their livelihood from fishing on Lough Neagh. These families and those from the surrounding shoreline have a unique heritage and distinctive …

Major Milestone in Garden Restoration Project 14/02/2011 The Mayor of Antrim, Councillor Pam Lewis, welcomed Environment Minister, Edwin Poots MLA to the event that heralded the start of work at the former site of Antrim Castle by cutting a sod of earth …

Young People Celebrate 100 Years of Scouting 13/01/2011 The young people from 1st Newry (Earl Kilmorey) Scout Group will receive training in a range of new skills, including interview and recording techniques, to enable them to research and record the …

Celebrating a Decade of Renaissance 20/01/2011 By the 1990s this most ancient of thoroughfares in Lisburn  had suffered years of neglect and economic decline to the extent that many of the historic buildings were in danger of collapse. However Bridge …