Search results

HLF ends the year with a sprinkling of fairy dust for Scotland’s heritage 16/12/2014 As pantomime season gets into full swing across the country, one of its most-loved fictional characters is to have his birthplace restored and transformed thanks to …

Cash boost for WW1 project that spotlights Scots’ role in conflict Archive image of Julian the Tank, raising money for the War Effort at Brechin in Angus. 16/12/2014 The Scotland’s War initiative has been awarded £75,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) …

A bright future for Weston Park Museum Sheffield! Woolly mammoth exhibit at Weston Park Museum, Sheffield Andy Brown 16/12/2014 The grant will support Weston Park Museum: A Bright Future, a major £1million plan to transform several of the museum’s public …

Constable sketch purchased for Ipswich with Heritage Lottery help 15/12/2014 The acquisition, which has also been supported financially by the Borough Council and the Friends of Ipswich Museums means A Lime Kiln will become part of the largest collection …

HLF brings a sprinkling of fairy dust to Scotland’s heritage 15/12/2014 HLF announced grants totalling over £4.8million to projects celebrating Scotland’s heritage from the oldest cinema in continuous use to the protection of the iconic wildcat species. …

HLF funding to help save the ‘Highland Tiger’ 14/12/2014 Eight organisations including Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Royal Zoological Society and the Royal (Dick) Vet School have formed a partnership to address the threats to …

Gorton Monastery receives £1.7m from Heritage Lottery Fund Artist's impression of the Welcome Wing of Gorton Monastery 06/01/2015 The Monastery of St Francis & Gorton Trust has been awarded a £1.7million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, as part of a …

Ahead of the curve! Rare glasshouse to be restored Curvilinear gasshouse in Millichope Park 11/12/2014 The curvilinear glasshouse in the walled garden of Millichope Park became derelict over half a century ago. Dating from around 1836 it is one of very …