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Elsecar beaming thanks to initial backing 03/02/2011 Plans to restore the site and establish it as a premier tourist destination were boosted last night, Wednesday 2 February, when Barnsley Museum and Heritage Service was awarded a first-round pass* with …

Exploring their UK story 22/12/2010 The project, run by the Enfield-based British Afghan Women’s Society, sets out to challenge the negative images of women that often emerges in media reports from Afghanistan. It will show the widespread proactive …

Heritage steaming ahead in North Wales 14/01/2011 The Trust, a registered charity, owns the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways that run steam trains between Caernarfon and Blaenau Ffestiniog via Porthmadog in Snowdonia. The project ‘Taith in …

First Scottish Trainees Start Coveted Heritage Skills Programme 08/02/2011 Seven trainees start new jobs this week learning practical skills at one of Scotland’s National Collections, as part of a UK-wide programme of skills training. Selected from over …

Speaking Up for Disability in West Sussex 26/01/2011 Speaking up for Disability will be managed by the Worthing-based charity Voice for Disability. There are few records in existence that look at disability from the viewpoint of disabled people themselves …

Theatre Royal restoration receives boost from Heritage Lottery Fund 20/01/2011 The project, costing £4.75 million in total, will include extensive restoration of the auditorium and conservation measures to protect the external fabric of the building, …

Our Lady & St Michaels RC Church repairs start 01/12/2010 The building, originally commissioned in 1857 by Benedictine Monks, is a Grade II* and as such has a requirement under the remit of the Historic Churches of Wales, to be maintained following …

Four Scottish parks 01/04/2009 Four urban parks are to have a new lease of life thanks to major funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). MacRosty Park in Crieff was awarded a grant of £1,161,000 and Burngreen Park in Kilsyth was awarded £420,300. In …

Llandovery & Llangadog Maintenance Week 18/11/2010 Members of the Partnership, including representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Carmarthenshire County Council, Cadw, Department of Enterprise and Transport and other conservation organisations and …

Jacksdale & Westwood remember war’s victims and survivors 08/11/2010 The project, run by Jacksdale Area Culture and Heritage (JACH), will recruit residents from both villages to research information from a host of sources and create a vivid picture of how …