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Childrens’ poetry offers moving insight into life during the First World War One of the young poets reading at Yarm1914 festival 17/07/2015 Young poets have released a book of their work exploring what life was like on the Home Front and the Western Front …

National Lottery funding to open up museums and culture to people with sight loss Fabric crafts in Canterbury 17/07/2015 CultureLink South East is a partnership project led by RNIB with the support of a number of heritage organisations. The five external …

Netley Military Hospital secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment Netley Military Hospital's historic chapel 17/07/2015 ‘Royal Victoria: Uncovering the stories of Netley Military Hospital’ aims to conserve the Grade II* listed chapel, which is all that …

Volunteers and visitors discover Fryston’s past Archaeology volunteers at work in Monk Fryston Hall woods 13/07/2015 The Community Project, which aims to discover more about village heritage after it was granted to the Benedictine Monks soon after the …

Under the Uplands in the Yorkshire Dales Victoria Cave, July 1870 06/07/2015 The cave systems of the Dales’ limestone uplands are one of the area’s most defining natural features, containing almost one half of all the known caves in Great Britain as well …

Green light for Tamworth Assembly Rooms regeneration Tamworth Assembly Halls 14/07/2015 The announcement that the £900k bid had succeeded at the second stage of the HLF bid means that all external funding needed for the Tamworth Assembly Rooms …

Holywells Park transformation to be unveiled Holywells Park stable block which now houses a new cafe 14/07/2015 The park has been transformed by a £3.5million refurbishment, which has created a visitor centre and café in the old Stable Block among many …

True’s Yard wins Heritage Lottery Fund support True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum 13/07/2015 Pat Midgley, the amazingly dedicated founder of the museum, built up a large collection of photographs, family files, business records, oral history tapes and other …

Orleans House Gallery set to be transformed – thanks to £1.8m funding Orleans House Gallery 13/07/2015 Orleans House Trust and the Transforming Orleans House Team have been working hard over the past five years on plans to transform the gallery. The £3.6m …

Hull's historic gateway secures major Lottery funding Stepney Station, a key part of the scheme 13/07/2015 After submitting a bid to the HLF earlier this year, the council has been awarded a grant of almost £1.6million for a major regeneration grants …