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Picture perfect! Photography winners announced by Mike McCartney 08/12/2009 Councillor Mrs Rita Crowe, Mayor of Newark attended the event, alongside the regional winners of the East Midlands Postcards in the Park competition. The East Midlands Postcard in …

Hogwarts Express 10/12/2009 Across the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct, in an area of outstanding natural beauty sits Glenfinnan Station Museum which today was awarded a grant of £195,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber …

Online mapping to save UK moths 19/10/2009 At the fourth annual Moth and Bat Evening held at the Houses of Parliament today, naturalist and broadcaster Nick Baker and leading environmentalist Chris Baines* will unveil the unique online mapping resource …

County Antrim Postcards from the Park 07/09/2010 County Antrim photographer, Terry Cooper, was in London on Friday (3 September) to see his winning ‘Postcards from the Park’ photo, White on Black, exhibited at Southwark Park Café Gallery and to meet …

Harborough Museum 28/09/2009 Over 2500 people enjoyed events in the Square and at Harborough Museum on 19th September.  Dr Nick Barratt, from the BBC's 'Who do you think you are', opened the event with Harborough FM in The Square.  Also in The Square all …

Cardigan’s 900th anniversary 04/01/2010 Cardigan’s 900th anniversary has got off to a cracking start with the announcement of a £30k grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The news came just as the town’s 2010 committee was preparing for a New Year’s Eve …

HLF ensures the Cardiff Story is told 14/12/2009 Christmas has come early for the Cardiff Story as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (14 December) awarded a grant of £440,000 towards the first phase of re-opening a museum for the city. The last …

All Hands on Hedges for new Heritage Project 16/07/2009 A new project to raise awareness of the importance of hedgerows to our local landscapes is to get underway following the award of a £47,400 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).  The funding …

Skills for the Future programme open for business 02/12/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Skills for the Future programme is open to applicants¹ as of today (Wednesday 2 December).  This new £5million grant programme will deliver up to 1,000 paid …

From conservation to communities 17/11/2009 This month the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) celebrates its 15th anniversary. Thanks to National Lottery players, HLF has been able to support 30,000 projects – to the tune of £4.3billion – the biggest …