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Katarina and 'the Florrie' flourishing with Lotto funding 13/12/2012 Rising star, 19 year-old heptathlete Katarina, inspired young people at the Florence Institute in Toxteth, affectionately known as 'the Florrie', which was the first boys club in the …

Bhangra Renaissance in Kirklees 10/12/2012 Led by volunteers from the local community, the project focuses on the origins of the dance form of bhangra and its impact on the identity and shared heritage of participants in Kirklees and across the region. …

Heritage a winner at the SURF awards 17/12/2012 This annual awards scheme run by SURF (Scotland’s Independent Regeneration Network) highlights, celebrates and shares best practice in regeneration. Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme, which received a …

Sion Stables saved with help of lottery grant 18/12/2012 The grant will enable the historic fabric of the 19th century building to be repaired and reinstated for use as a heritage education centre, providing a much needed community and visitor facility …

It’s a Lottery Christmas cracker for Runcorn Hill & Heath Park! 17/12/2012 Halton’s Runcorn Hill & Heath Park has been awarded a cracker of a Christmas in the shape of £1.3m grant-funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG). …

HLF invests £1.3m for Bristol and North Somerset’s famous Victorian heritage 20/12/2012 The iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge and Clevedon Pier, who have each received Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grants of £595,000 and £720,000 respectively, can now get …

Historic Widnes church saved thanks to new community role 08/01/2013 St Marie’s Roman Catholic Church, Widnes, was designed in the early 1860’s by EW Pugin and, since being closed in 2007, has fallen into serious disrepair suffering frequent attacks by …

Community celebrates Lottery award for restoration of city landmark 17/12/2012 Plymouth University has been awarded £601,600, from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG), to restore the Drake’s Place Gardens and Reservoir, off North …

Hoylandswaine painting to be revealed thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund support 18/12/2012 Led by volunteers from the local community, the project focuses on revealing and restoring the painting ‘The Ascendency of Christ’, by local artist John Roddam …

Festive cheer for Scottish parks with multi-million Heritage Lottery investment 17/12/2012 Wilton Lodge Park in Hawick, associated with Scottish sporting legends, Steve Hislop, Jimmie Guthrie, and Bill McLaren, received funding of £2.6million to create an …