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£1,909,000 for North West historic places of worship 17/02/2011 The grants were awarded under the organisations’ joint Repair Grants for Places of Worship scheme.* Places of worship getting grants for urgent repairs this year include St Chad’s Church in …

Over £1million to Harris Museum and Art Gallery 25/01/2011 The new ‘Guild Gallery’ will be filled with historical objects telling the story of Preston and will open to coincide with the 2012 Preston Guild celebrations - the only surviving Guild …

Titanic opportunity for Maryport children 07/02/2011 School children in Maryport will be delving into the town’s links with the ocean liner Titanic in a project that coincides with next year’s centenary of its ill-fated maiden voyage. The project has been …

A new young view of an old ‘forgotten jewel’ 12/01/2011 That omission is now to be put right, thanks to a young people’s project awarded a £24,400 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Working with Hulme-based social enterprise organisation REELmcr, a …

£2million overhaul for wonder of the waterways 20/01/2011 Nearly 250 years since the birth of famous canal engineer John Rennie who revolutionised canal engineering and created the singular best piece of his work, the Lune Aqueduct is set for a 21st …

Boost for ambitious archive project to preserve Peterborough’s history 05/04/2011 Funding is now secured for the two stages of the project enabling the organisations to embark on an ambitious three-year programme of theatre and archive work entitled Forty …

Canal project to take communities on a voyage through history 12/01/2011 A range of activities running throughout this year, the canal’s 250th anniversary, will help to promote the waterway’s unique historical aspects while giving volunteers plenty of …

HLF award to restore Deane Road Jewish Cemetery 18/12/2010 The project will focus on the full restoration of the important historic cemetery features, including re-erecting fallen gravestones and the ornate listed archway – on which is inscribed “Here the …

Family day marks completion of Sefton Park £7m restoration project 11/11/2010 It follows two years of regeneration work that has seen a refurbishment of the watercourses, renovation to the rockeries and the monuments, as well as the installation of a new …

Ways of Seeing 16/07/2010 Focusing on the period since the Second World War the young people, aged 14 to 24, will explore how the lives, landscape and buildings in these areas have influenced the present-day environment. The project is being run by …