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Brixton's Electric Avenue to shine again Iconic Electric Avenue in 1912 Photo Brixton Society 23/09/2014 The road which gained fame with Eddy Grant's 1983 single Electric Avenue was built in the 1880s and was the first shopping street in the country to be …

Celebration as Blackdowns Metal Makers launches ore-some excavation Education project highlighting the Blackdowns Metal Makers excavation launch 23/09/2014 Project partners The Carousel Project, The Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership and Somerset County …

British Chinese heritage project permanently archived in the Library of Birmingham 16/09/2014 The project blog, Chinese Lives in Birmingham , has been re-launched with an eight minute documentary-style video depicting the project journey. Other project …

Rare seabird chicks seen for first time in living memory on Isles of Scilly Manx shearwater chick venturing from its burrow on St Agnes and Gugh 22/09/2014 Although Manx shearwaters have bred on these two islands for decades, eggs and chicks were always …

New London wetlands to tackle native species decline The Walthamstow Reservoirs site in North East London 07/08/2014 A project to transform a network of 10 reservoirs in Walthamstow, North East London, into Europe’s largest urban wetlands has been given …

Funding for young people’s heritage projects in Yorkshire and the Humber 15/09/2014 Young people can get as creative as they like in interpreting what heritage means to them - previous projects have organised masquerade balls, photography exhibitions, …

Big Dig Ewyas celebrates grant for Time Team inspired project Archaeological activity at Big Dig Ewyas 05/09/2014 Big Dig Ewyas, an exciting project led by local firm Headland Archaeology, has been awarded £9,900 to conduct a series of test pits across …

Old orchards are saved across London The hundredth urban orchard will be planted this winter 01/09/2014 Development funding of £48,800 has been awarded by the HLF to help The Urban Orchard Project progress its plans to apply for a full grant of £671,300 …

Appeal launched to save Wedgwood Collection – £2.74m needed by November 01/09/2014 The Wedgwood Collection – one of the most important industrial archives in the world and a unique record of over 250 years of British art and history, is at risk of being …

Cinema City charity awarded grant to preserve and share Norfolk's cinema heritage Patron John Hurt OBE outside Cinema City Norwich 04/09/2014 The countywide project will enable more people to enjoy and learn from our fascinating cinema heritage both now …