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Get into dry stone walling 01/11/2010 The project will work in partnership with Stockton Riverside College and will involve 16-25 year olds from across the North East. Dry stone walling is a valuable and time-honoured heritage skill and is still used in a …

Heritage Lottery Fund invests over £1m in skills in the North East 08/06/2010 These three projects will not only support traditional conservation training in the region but also a wide variety of more contemporary skills, such as managing volunteers and …

Seven Stories saves Enid Blyton archive at auction 17/09/2010 These include three Famous Five titles, Last Term at Malory Towers, Look Out Secret Seven, two novels from her Adventure series, and two of her Mystery books. Seven Stories also purchased …

13 to 25’s get active in the Dales 21/07/2010 Run by Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum, the project will be giving young people aged from 13 to 25 the opportunity to go climbing, caving, kayaking and exploring mines, as well as a range of …

The best Red Squirrel Week ever! 07/10/2010 However, as if this wasn’t enough, the week is ending on even higher note with the announcement that Save our Squirrels (SoS) has been awarded a grant of £50,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding …

Brinkburn Denes Park 30/03/2010 Brinkburn Denes Park has been awarded almost £900,000* towards a major redevelopment plan thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) it was announced today. The establishment of the Denes began …

Celebrating a century of adult learning 01/03/2010 Grassroots adult education in the North East – immortalised by the hit theatrical production The Pitmen Painters - will be celebrated thanks to a grant of £42,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). One …

The New Year brings good news of lottery funding for the North East's coastline! 13/01/2010 Thanks to an award of £135,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), marine scientists will be able to see if there have been any changes to the local marine …

Stockton town centre recieves £1.8m lottery boost 14/05/2010 The project can now start working on plans for the vital restoration of some of the towns most run down areas. Working with Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council the scheme will make a number of …

Robert Stephenson 17/03/2010 The legacy of engineer Robert Stephenson will be preserved for future generations thanks to two projects supported by Heritage Lottery Fund grants totalling more than £25,000. The projects will keep the achievements of the …