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Alfred Wainwright collection comes home to Cumbria 21/12/2011 The grant will be used not only to purchase the archive and to preserve, catalogue and publish the papers and sketches online, but also to work with a number of partners to develop a range of …

Maryhill’s new stained glass windows of today revealed at last! 20/12/2011 Scan the 2D barcode in the window with your smartphone, and you’ll be automatically taken to a webpage explaining the designs and giving information about the glass. While the new …

Dame Jenny Abramsky visits HLF funded projects in Cardiff 07/12/2011 She visited a number of HLF funded projects including Cardiff Castle , Bute Park and Insole Court . As part of her visit she met with Bute Park apprentices, Maggie Szczerbnska and …

Heritage Lottery Funding for Portsmouth charity supports young people 15/12/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund first round pass* includes development funding of £55,800 so that the Trust can apply for a full grant of just over £440,000 at a later date.  This …

Cyfarthfa Park receives an early Christmas gift of £1.96m from HLF 18/12/2011 The Grade II* registered park covers 65 hectares and occupies a prominent position overlooking the town and what remains of the historic Cyfarthfa Ironworks. It provides the …

Penrith’s Coronation Garden to be restored 19/12/2011 The project, managed by Penrith Rotary Club with support from Eden District Council, will enable work to begin on the small plot of land adjacent to the Town Hall, which was created in 1938 to …

Goole Town Council wins Lottery support for Regeneration of West Park 20/12/2011 The money from the Funds’ joint Parks for People programme will enable the project to restore a number of buildings to their Edwardian splendour as well as improve the …

Lottery chiefs give East Park restoration bid £1m boost 21/12/2011 The grant for £981,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable Wolverhampton City Council to press ahead with its wide-ranging refurbishment plans for the Victorian park. They …

Forty Hall Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 21/12/2011 The proposals for Forty Hall Park aim to restore and enhance the main elements within the historic landscape, revealing the site of Elsyng Palace, the Pleasure Grounds and a section of the …

Tidings of HLF good cheer for two Scottish parks 20/12/2011 The news means that major redevelopment works at both of these popular parks can now press ahead.  Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said: “Our parks are a wonderful …