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Astley Castle wins RIBA Stirling prize 27/09/2013 The prestigious architectural competition, run by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), showcases the best building in the UK by RIBA chartered architects. Astley Castle was rescued from …

Refurbished Middleton Park given official opening 24/09/2013 As part of the project funded by Leeds City Council, Wades Charity, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BLF), a new multi-purpose visitor centre forms the centre piece of a …

Helping Kent’s young people to learn about war memorials 24/09/2013 WMT works to protect and conserve war memorials across the UK. It provides advice and grants as well as encouraging young people to engage with our war memorial heritage. The charity will …

Young people explore the Accrington Pals story 25/09/2013 The project will help local young people mark the upcoming Centenary of the First World War. The Civic Arts Centre, formerly known as Oswaldtwistle Town Hall was once used as a First World War …

Portsmouth boatbuilding skills project secures Lottery support 08/10/2013 The project, which focuses on preserving and celebrating valuable traditional skills, will be delivered by PNBPT and the IBTC Portsmouth, the new, south coast branch of the long …

Trading Places success secures funding for Nene Valley heritage 11/10/2013 Rockingham Forest Trust, which manages Stanwick Lakes, will run the four year Trading Places project to benefit communities and young unemployed people from Wellingborough to …

Lower Derwent Valley landscape wins the Lottery 25/09/2013 The DerwentWISE partnership, led by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, applied for the funding as part of a £2.45million, five-year project involving 14 partners. The project is about rediscovering and …

Cherish Eden project secures Lottery investment 08/10/2013 The £2.5million project aims to encourage local people and visitors to enjoy, cherish, and defend the River Eden in Cumbria. The application was made by the Trust in partnership with a range of …

Not Lost but Gone Before 09/10/2013 Kirkbymoorside History Group (KHG) has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Sharing Heritage grant, it was announced today. This exciting project, Not Lost but Gone Before, in Kirkbymoorside and led by Kirkbymoorside …

Legendary broadcaster Roger Hill to feature in Liverpool punk documentary 09/10/2013 In 2012, director, Matthew Fox was granted access to the diaries – an estimated two million, handwritten words – spanning more than 40 years of Hill’s life. This personal …