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Causeway's Heritage receives 'Giant' £3million Lottery Boost 22/01/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £3million to the National Trust to support the development of new visitor facilities at the Giant’s Causeway, it was announced …

Eglish Heritage Project 02/06/2010 The two year project, ‘Eglish through the Ages’, will capture and record the cultural and natural heritage of the area over the past centuries to ensure its preservation for future generations. At least fifteen …

£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 …

Local Landscapes in Lottery Windfall 20/05/2010 The earmarked first-round passes* of over £1.6million for the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and £1.2million for the Belfast Hills were made through HLF’s Landscape Partnership (LP) programme, …

Castle Hill 03/07/2009 Situated on a natural hilltop in the centre of Dungannon town, Castle Hill has been the medieval stronghold of the O’Neill Lordships, the residence of prolific Plantation of Ulster Commissioner Sir Arthur Chichester, and the site of …

Picture This 03/07/2009 Over one hundred local school children are taking part in an exciting new photography competition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Causeway Coastal area’s designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The …

Fifteen Years Young 05/10/2009 Visitors to St George’s Market on Saturday were treated to much more than apples and pears as young people from across Northern Ireland took part in live street art, multi cultural drumming workshops and performed a piece …

Three local projects have been recognised for their excellence 01/11/2009 Castle Espie Wetland Restoration Project was named the NIEA Sustainable Building Project of the Year 2009 by Sustainable Ireland magazine at an event in Belfast recently.  The …

Holywood old school - open for lessons 13/01/2009 One of Holywood’s most important buildings has been officially reopened today (Tuesday 13th January 2009) following a programme of extensive restoration. The Old School on Church Road has undergone a …

Killinchy non-subscribing Presbyterian Church conserved by lottery grant 23/02/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £30,128 through its Repair Grants for Places of Worship (RPOW) scheme to conserve and sustain the Grade B listed …