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St Fagans National History Museum 01/03/2010 A ten-year strategy to redevelop Wales’s most popular visitor attraction into a National History Museum for Wales was given a huge boost today. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given the green light to work …

Bute Park Apprenticeships 05/02/2010 Cardiff Council’s Park Services is delighted to welcome two new apprentices, Maggie Szczerbnska and Anthony Davies to their team. The apprentices will be based in Bute Park and are funded through the £3.1 million …

Jewish Children’s Expo opens doors to public for first time 10/10/2010 The centre, in North Leeds, has been made possible by a £275,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant and will focus on the fascinating heritage of the Jewish community in the UK for all …

Scampston Conservatory restoration 09/02/2011 The Scampston Conservatory Preservation Co Ltd (SCPC), leading the project, has received a first-round pass* with a £33,800 development grant to work up plans for a scheme that will see the conservatory and a …

£2.3m for region's historic places of worship 17/02/2011 The grants have been awarded under the organisations’ joint Repair Grants for Places of Worship scheme .* The news means that regionally over £18m has been awarded to 138 at Grade I and II historic …

Freedom Studios receives grant for Bradford oral history project 09/12/2010 Bradford based Freedom Studios will be able to embark on their oral history project 'The Mill' thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Mill will train young …

Our Pub, Our Story 24/08/2010 The project, 'Last Orders, Please' aims to research the history of local pubs and communities, and record memories and recollections through oral history interviews. With many traditional public houses under threat of closure …

HLF award to recreate Beaumont Park Bandstand 20/09/2010 The confirmed award from HLF will largely fund a project to recreate the bandstand as it originally appeared when the park, the first public park in Huddersfield, was opened in 1883. The bandstand …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps to restore fine church ceiling 08/09/2010 The work is due to commence at the end of September and hopefully will be completed in time for the Christmas celebrations. The chancel roof at Christ Church, which was built in 1876, …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps Colne Valley Museum to realise the dream 25/08/2010 The award of £50,000 will allow the volunteers of this community heritage museum to begin the restoration of a cottage and chip shop and incorporate them into the main museum …