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Boatbuilding, blacksmithing and shoe-making – HLF boosts heritage skills across the UK 07/10/2013 From traditional boatbuilding and river conservation to blacksmithing and engineering, new skills and employment opportunities will be up for grabs as part …

Moseley Bog celebrates Heritage Lottery Fund win for 'Tolkien's playground' Nature Reserve 30/03/2010 The project, which will be undertaken by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, hopes to both restore Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood Local …

Tide turns for Hastings Pier 15/08/2013 A compulsory purchase order on Hastings Pier, derelict after years of neglect and a catastrophic fire, enacted yesterday has returned the pier to local ownership and enabled a £14m renovation project to go ahead. …

Green light for St Albans Museums project 29/11/2013 The announcement of first phase development funding of £282,000 is a tremendous start for the City project. This first-round pass means St Albans City and District Council can lead development of …

Durham Cathedral to receive £3.9million 29/11/2013 Open Treasure is the cathedral’s development project that aims to transform the way visitors can enjoy the cathedral and gain inspiration from it.     This next phase is worth £10m and will see the …

Command of the Oceans at Chatham Historic Dockyard 29/11/2013 Command of the Oceans will secure the repair and preservation of a range of the Historic Dockyard’s Scheduled Ancient Monuments and its 18th century Ship’s Timbers Archaeological find. It will …

400 year ‘wait’ for new bed at Little Moreton Hall 29/11/2013 A replica Tudor-style tester bed, with a massive solid oak frame, spectacular red woollen canopy and red and blue drapes, has been installed at Little Moreton Hall, near Congleton. The project …

Llanthony Secunda Priory takes the first step 29/11/2013 The project aims to repair and conserve the Priory buildings and landscape to create a vibrant community and learning space in the City of Gloucester. Development funding of £311,400 has also been …

Royal Academy of Arts major redevelopment gets go-ahead 08/11/2013 Reveal, Celebrate and Explore is a core component of the Burlington Project, the RA’s wider masterplan by the award-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield RA CBE, to provide world-class …

Blackpool secures investment for Marton Mere 25/11/2013 Blackpool Council, The Conservation Volunteers, Blackpool Environmental Action Team (BEAT) Nature Watch group and Bourne Leisure are teaming up to develop a new visitor centre, build new and renovate …