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Youth music project blossoms in historic gardens 12/09/2011 The recently restored gardens at Valentines Mansion will be studied by 120 inner city teenagers thanks to a grant of £30,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Academy of St Martin in the …

Coming to a billboard near you – the history of Smethwick 21/09/2011 The dramatic project has been made possible by a grant of £24,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Young Roots programme.  The North Smethwick Development Trust will manage the …

Youngsters win grant for 'most important battle of WWII' research 22/09/2011 The group of up to fifteen young people from ‘Nani Hathi,’ a young people’s arm of Hathi Productions, have been awarded over £23,000 by HLF. Their project will focus on the …

Heritage Lottery Fund support for Anglesey AONB Youth Rangers 21/09/2011 The Youth Rangers project will be piloted in the Amlwch area next month thanks to a grant of £8,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Managed by the Isle of Anglesey County …

Moray and Highland children take action to save rare wildlife 19/09/2011 The Highlands are home to 40% of the UK’s rare and declining species. Surprisingly little is known about the biodiversity of the region, and few people have the skills to expand our …

Young Roots at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre 05/09/2011 Young Roots  is a programme devised by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to get young people interested and involved in their heritage. Montrose Air Station, which exists to preserve and display …

Dig to shed light on rich past of much loved park 08/09/2011 Parts of Manchester’s Whitworth Park will be excavated by university staff and students, local community volunteers and schoolchildren thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £39,700. …

England’s oldest swimming club receives lottery splash 09/09/2011 The funding will allow the club to explore a recently discovered archive in Brighton Museum that delves into a fascinating and extensive heritage of swimming in Brighton. The project, …

HLF digs deep to support Lanarkshire mining project 16/09/2011 With no coordinated record of the impact of this once major industry on the South Lanarkshire region or its local communities, this ambitious project will save the artefacts, records and oral …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps young people to dress the world in silk 14/09/2011 Through the project ‘Dress the World - Living in Silk’, young people will explore, learn about and help conserve rare Chinese silks that form part of the collection at …