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Landmark romantic grotto wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 16/08/2011 The project, to be run by the Painshill Park Trust, will complete the latest phase of restoration works at the park, which is regarded as one of the most important eighteenth century …

Unique collection saved 31/08/2011 Some 60 years later, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £45,000, the Friends of Horsham Museum are embarking on an ambitious project to make these posters about everything from the theft of a fat sheep to …

Seals returning to the North East benefit from Heritage Lottery Fund investment 15/08/2011 The project, ‘A Date with Seals’ focuses on a colony of harbour seals (a BAP species*) living on the Tees Estuary, close to the RSPB’s wildlife reserve and …

£1million lottery grant to restore picturesque Portaferry 10/08/2011 Last year HLF endorsed Portaferry Regeneration Limited’s initial proposals to transform the conservation area, and following 12 months of detailed planning and development the full award …

Community to tell story Beyond the Brickworks 25/07/2011 The project, which includes filmmaking and dramatic reconstructions, has been made possible by a grant of £9,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Butterfly Fx are working with local …

Middlesbrough's footballing heritage celebrated 23/08/2011 'Middlesbrough 86', awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £42,900, brings together the whole of the Teesside community and enables people to collect and share their memories of the …

Dame Cleo Laine announces £346,300 for National Jazz Archive 26/07/2011 The National Jazz Archive tells the story of Jazz and Blues in the UK through photographs, printed articles, memorabilia, artworks and personal papers donated by leading musicians …

Success for Shropshire Heritage Volunteers 11/08/2011 Working in partnership with Shropshire Council’s Archives and Museums Service over the course of a three year project, 250 people will have the opportunity to work on some of Shropshire’s outstanding …

Tower Hamlets youth uncover historical impact of boxing 11/08/2011 The funding will allow them to pilot a young people led project that will explore the hugely influential historic social impact of boxing on the local community of East London. The East …

Celebrating North East community heritage 18/08/2011 ‘Celebrating Community Heritage’, a three year project, will focus on and celebrate the social, cultural, and industrial heritage of people in the North East. The project, run by Beamish Museum , will …