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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 …

Grant boost for environmental champions 06/01/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £1.9m to the Limestone Landscapes Partnership. The money will be used to fund a three year project which will start this spring. Durham County …

13 to 25’s get active in the Dales 21/07/2010 Run by Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum, the project will be giving young people aged from 13 to 25 the opportunity to go climbing, caving, kayaking and exploring mines, as well as a range of …

Heritage Lottery Fund invests over £1m in skills in the North East 08/06/2010 These three projects will not only support traditional conservation training in the region but also a wide variety of more contemporary skills, such as managing volunteers and …

Woodhorn Archives 22/03/2010 Real life stories of countless generations of Northumberland people held in the Woodhorn archives will now be easier to explore, thanks to an award of £249,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a major catalogue and …

Stockton town centre recieves £1.8m lottery boost 14/05/2010 The project can now start working on plans for the vital restoration of some of the towns most run down areas. Working with Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council the scheme will make a number of …

Robert Stephenson 17/03/2010 The legacy of engineer Robert Stephenson will be preserved for future generations thanks to two projects supported by Heritage Lottery Fund grants totalling more than £25,000. The projects will keep the achievements of the …

Celebrating a century of adult learning 01/03/2010 Grassroots adult education in the North East – immortalised by the hit theatrical production The Pitmen Painters - will be celebrated thanks to a grant of £42,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). One …

Transporter Clears Latest Lottery Funding Hurdle 22/01/2010 Development funding of £111,500 was awarded to help progress the plans towards a full bid for £2.03 million which will be used to create major improvements to the historic bridge which celebrates …

Brinkburn Denes Park 30/03/2010 Brinkburn Denes Park has been awarded almost £900,000* towards a major redevelopment plan thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) it was announced today. The establishment of the Denes began …