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Happy Birthday, Southend-on-Sea! Carnival Queen Denise and Court on a float at the Southend Carnival 1968 19/08/2017 Famously home to the world’s longest leisure pier, Southend is full of exciting heritage. Thanks to National Lottery players, over …

Hadrian’s Wall to stand strong with £1.3million cash injection Hadrian's Wall was originally built to protect the Roman Empire from barbarians University of Newcastle 22/08/2017 Newcastle University experts are set to begin an ambitious project to ensure …

Spodden Valley ‘eco-museum’ to launch in Rossendale thanks to National Lottery players The Healy Dell Viaduct, Whitworth, Rossendale, forms part of the Spodden Valley Revealed route Steve Massum 10/08/2017 Mid Pennine Arts, a creative arts charity based …

National Lottery Support for the Restoration of Mackintosh’s Willow Tea Rooms Building Celia Sinclair Chair of the Willow Tea Rooms Trust and The Lord Provost of Glasgow Eva Bolander at the funding announcement Stewart Attwood 09/08/2017 The £3.579m award …

Time for Tea as it used to be! Celia Sinclair Chair of the Willow Tea Rooms Trust and The Lord Provost of Glasgow Eva Bolander at the funding announcement Stewart Attwood 09/08/2017 A grant of almost £4million from the National Lottery will see Glasgow’s …

Seven top heritage days out for a rainy summer’s afternoon Making Faces at Beningbrough Hall 08/08/2017 Are you looking for fun days out this summer? Then take a look at our selection of National Lottery supported days out for all the family. In support …

Full steam ahead: North Yorkshire Moors Railway begins ‘magnificent journey’ The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs through spectacular countryside Graham Staples/NYMR 08/08/2017 A £4.6million National Lottery grant is helping secure the future of …

Major new disability history initiative wins support 06/06/2014 Screen South has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Accentuate History of Place project. Accentuate History of Place will chart disabled people’s lives from the …

Do you know what a HLF committee member is? 04/08/2017 HLF committees are made up of local people who meet four times a year to help make decisions about funding and to discuss heritage. HLF has 12 committees based across the UK. Florence Spraven explains …

JMW Turner: preserving his legacy Children decorate a reproduction of The High Street, Oxford 03/08/2017 JMW Turner is one of Britain’s most famous and best-loved artists, and National Lottery funding is helping keep his legacy alive. From securing his …