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Bomber Command Centre gets wings with £3.1million from Heritage Lottery Fund Bomber Command Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Trust 14/10/2014 The Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Trust (LBCM), in partnership with the University of Lincoln, has …

Seven Stories benefits from Collecting Cultures funding School pupil taking in some of the Seven Stories collections 10/10/2014 Today HLF has announced a £5million funding package to a range of museums, libraries and archives across the UK. Under HLF’s …

Into the Future at Saddleworth 10/10/2014 The museum, run as a registered charity, celebrated its 50th year in 2012 as an independent museum serving the local community. The overall aim of the project is to put the museum on a sound footing for the next …

Securing the future of historic East Anglian churches 30/06/2014 Six historic churches in the East of England will now be preserved for future generations with the help of grants from HLF. The funding will allow vital repair works to be carried out to …

Wales for Peace: Lottery funding for Wales-wide First World War project Remembering the peace movement in Wales 13/10/2014 The heritage of the peace movement in Wales can now be researched and discovered in depth as a result of a £918,000 grant awarded by …

Lottery grant to tell the heroic story of First World War nurse Edith Cavell Edith Cavell (2nd row from the front, 4th from the left) at the nurse training school she ran in Brussels around 1912 13/10/2014 A First World War nurse and pioneer of modern …

Facing the Dragons 03/10/2012 An exciting new event took place this week to challenge community groups across the UK to pitch their projects to the ‘Heritage Dragons’, a team of heritage experts looking to hand out professional advice. Four diverse …

St George’s Hall in Bradford on course for £1.3m Lottery funding External view of St George's Hall, Bradford 13/10/2014 The project plans to restore the sandstone exterior of the landmark Bradford City Centre building and make other external and internal …

UK Public Parks Summit 25/10/2012 The summit brought together key decision makers and international experts to explore innovative ways to support local authorities and Friends groups to generate income in a climate of diminishing budgets and growing …

UK Parks at risk 26/06/2014 The future of UK parks is under serious threat according to a report published today by HLF. The UK has some of the world’s greatest public parks, visited by 34 million people each year.  Despite investing £700m in parks since …