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Volunteer Voices: Celebrating Belfast’s Creative Extremists 03/12/2010 Volunteer Voices, a two year oral and social history project undertaken by VSB (now Volunteer Now) and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, has recorded and preserved the story of …

Railway Heritage Project Receives Lottery Boost 22/11/2010 HLF awarded a first-round pass* and a £165,500 development grant for the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) proposals which involve a major extension and upgrading of its museum, …

Grant to Explore Kilkeel’s Maritime Heritage 13/10/2010 The £50,000 grant was awarded to Kilkeel Development Association for the ‘Families at Sea’ project which will record and preserve the histories of local families and their maritime connections. …

Heritage Railway Development on Track 02/08/2010 The funding was awarded to the volunteer-run heritage railway museum and will be used to construct a Carriage Viewing Gallery that will allow visitors to learn more about Ireland’s important railway …

Young Thespians Shine Spotlight on Heritage 09/08/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £25,000 grant to ‘Tread the Boards’, a west Belfast youth drama group, to carry out a multi-stranded project that will research the origins and history of …

Lottery Grant Opens up City's Military Heritage 23/06/2010 The grant was awarded to the Heritage Tower Association and will be used to support an innovative programme of outreach and educational activities to engage with and share the Heritage Tower …

£1million in Skills for the Future 08/06/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) investment was made through its Skills for the Future programme* as part of a £17million boost for 54 projects across the UK. Skills for the Future is a one-off programme which …

HLF Chair takes in Northern Ireland’s Cultural Heritage 24/06/2010 HLF’s investment in Northern Ireland’s heritage, which has reached a colossal £135million, has transformed the cultural offering of the city and the Crescent Arts Centre joins a host of …

Cause for celebration. Sleeping giant comes to life 22/01/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced today a £3m grant* for the spectacular Giant’s Causeway World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland and £3.7m for Liverpool’s pioneering Florence …

Full Marks for Plans to Restore Historic School 02/12/2009 Ambitious plans to breathe new life into a historic building within Derry’s City Walls have been given ‘full marks’ by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), it was announced today. The Cresco Trust …