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Holy Island of Lindisfarne Community Development Trust wins HLF support 01/08/2011 The project aims to protect and enhance the Holy Island of Lindisfarne by reconnecting the community’s relationship with their land and seascapes, heritage and history, …

Lottery cash to revitalise Wandle Valley 01/08/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £78,000 to a consortium of four boroughs, led by Wandsworth, which will now aim to revitalise the Wandle Valley as a major community asset to people living in …

Lower Derwent Valley Landscape Partnership wins HLF support 01/08/2011 The £2.5million Lower Derwent Valley project aims to safeguard and restore the iconic landscape setting of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, where the factory system began …

Skills for the Future in the spotlight 21/07/2011 The trainees are part of Skills for the Future, a UK-wide project offering people from all walks of life the opportunity to gain valuable vocational knowledge and transferable skills in the heritage …

Health through the ages – Warwickshire-style 27/07/2011 A wealth of fascinating information and objects, found in county museum collections and historical records, is to be brought together in what is being billed as a 12-month celebration of the history …

Bannockburn advances with HLF support 25/07/2011 The site of one of Scotland’s greatest battles will celebrate its 700th anniversary with a new state-of-the-art visitor and interpretation centre as the Heritage Lottery Fund today announced its support for …

Heritage Lottery Fund awards £1.4million to mark Benjamin Britten’s centenary 25/07/2011 This award will support the redevelopment of ‘The Red House’ where Benjamin Britten lived and worked with his partner Peter Pears from 1957 until his death in 1976. …

Ashmolean Museum 20/09/2009 One of the world’s leading museums, the Ashmolean in Oxford, will reopen (Sat 7 Nov 2009) having completed a multi-million pound redevelopment. The project has been funded with a £15million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund …

Project to save Scotland’s sea eagles soars to new heights 19/07/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed that over £235,000 has been awarded to RSPB Scotland to firmly secure the survival of the white-tailed sea eagle. Entitled SEEVIEWS, …

Unique Victorian ‘time capsule’ at Combe Mill to be saved 18/07/2011 The money will enable the Combe Mill Society – run entirely by passionate local volunteers – to restore and secure the long term future of the mill and run exciting ‘hands on’ education …