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Migrants’ memories will be gathered 17/02/2010 Now the story of their migration and settlement in the borough will be told for the first time, thanks to a grant of £36,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). North West Kent Racial Equality Council will …

A town unearthed – Heritage Lottery Fund helps Folkestone discover its roots 24/12/2009 Folkestone People’s History Centre (FPHC) will work in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT) to recruit …

Town’s history is fair game 13/07/2009 Groups of Eastbourne residents and schoolchildren will be working together to create a unique board game involving dramatic performances about the history of the town since the Victorian era. The project, run by East …

Grand old Duke of York’s celebrates a cinema centenary 08/02/2010 Unlike other cinemas from the same era, the Duke of York’s has operated continually as a cinema throughout its lifetime and in order to capture memories and memorabilia the HLF-funded …

Lewes Priory to be brought to life thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund grant 09/12/2009 The money, which represents 75% of project costs, is the last, and largest element of the funding that the Lewes Priory Trust needs to complete the enhancement of the …

New Forest Centre branches out thanks to the Heritage Lottery 26/08/2009 What better way to teach families with children about the natural habitat of the New Forest than by using a tree? Not just any tree but a purpose-built two-storey tree 18 feet in …

Two Heritage grants for aspects of Forest life 20/01/2009 Two fundamental aspects of life in the New Forest are the subject of grants worth nearly £80,000 announced by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). One will study the history and work of the C, the …

Lottery help for laureate’s park project 08/04/2008 The multi-faceted learning project has been created by the Letcombe Brook Charitable Trust which established the park twelve years ago as a memorial to Sir John who lived in the town for many years. The …

Heritage Lottery Fund gives £2million to redevelop Fort Nelson 21/10/2009 With attractions of military might ranging from a 15th-century Turkish bombard, cannon captured at the Battle of Waterloo, and more recently Saddam Hussein’s infamous Supergun, in …

Thames tapestry will be record achievement 10/11/2009 Thames Heritage Trust working with the Millennium Tapestry Company is contacting a total of 240 schools from the source of the river in Gloucestershire down to the estuary with the aim of creating a …