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More than £220,000 for North East’s historic places of worship 17/02/2011 Nationally, since 2002, almost £140 million of grants have been awarded for more than 1,500 projects at Grade I and II historic places of worship through the joint  scheme, which is …

Take Two - North East projects receive lottery funding for wartime stories 23/02/2011 Led by volunteers, these projects will explore both World Wars researching and capturing the memories and experiences of the local community who were involved. The …

Flagship park nears completion 02/03/2011 Members of Sunderland City Council’s West Area Committee gathered to inspect the latest progress on phase two of the redevelopment, which is set for completion next month. Work on phase one of the 18-month project …

Grant 'greenlight' could see Preston Park blossom 28/09/2010 The HLF first-round pass* means that Stockton Council, who own and manage Preston Hall Museum & Park, can progress to the second stage of the HLF application process. The Council will now submit …

Heritage Lottery Fund gives the green light to Hexham Abbey 27/09/2010 This news means that plans can now be developed for a major heritage regeneration project which aims to breathe life back into some of the former monastic buildings adjoining the …

Get into dry stone walling 01/11/2010 The project will work in partnership with Stockton Riverside College and will involve 16-25 year olds from across the North East. Dry stone walling is a valuable and time-honoured heritage skill and is still used in a …

Seven Stories saves Enid Blyton archive at auction 17/09/2010 These include three Famous Five titles, Last Term at Malory Towers, Look Out Secret Seven, two novels from her Adventure series, and two of her Mystery books. Seven Stories also purchased …

The best Red Squirrel Week ever! 07/10/2010 However, as if this wasn’t enough, the week is ending on even higher note with the announcement that Save our Squirrels (SoS) has been awarded a grant of £50,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding …

Berwick-upon-Tweed regeneration 14/10/2010 The investment is part of HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) which funds the regeneration of historic areas with serious social and economic needs. The money will help restore a number of significant …

Full steam ahead for Bellingham’s railway history 17/01/2011 Founded in 1994 by volunteers, the Bellingham Heritage Centre seeks to preserve the history and heritage of the North Tynedale and Redesdale valleys. Based in Bellingham’s former railway …