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Historic Wolverhampton street secures Lottery support 13/02/2014 The project aims to provide grants to assist owners with essential repairs and improvements to their properties in Queen Street, possibly one of the most historic streets in the …

Beverley Road secures support Beverley Road Image courtesy of Alan Hood under Creative Commons Licence 18/02/2014 Hull City Council has successfully passed the first round of bidding and now has permission to progress the plans to round two and apply for …

Innovative Lottery funded project: Stories of Wales’ long-stay institutions hidden no more 07/02/2014 The three year “Hidden Now Heard” project will capture the living memories of former residents and staff from six of Wales’ long-stay hospitals which …

Investing £5million in UK’s natural heritage 04/02/2014 These projects will bring together a variety of partners to protect and nurture some of our most precious and vulnerable habitats and species and are part of a wider package of £16m of HLF support, …

Support for Blyth Tall Ship Trainee at work at Blyth Tall Ship project 29/01/2014 The project aims to create a unique East Coast ‘hands on’ maritime heritage visitor experience, and develop a centre of excellence for heritage marine engineering skills to …

Facelift for Bridgewater Canal 04/02/2014 The historic canal, which opened in 1761 as Britain’s first commercial canal, is to undergo a major facelift.  Salford City Council has been awarded a major slice of the total project costs from the Heritage …

Great news for Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta project Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral Copyright Ash Mills 14/01/2014 Plans are advanced to re-display and re-present the cathedral’s Magna Carta in the Chapter House alongside …

£26.5million to restore UK’s cemeteries and parks 08/01/2014 The Grade I registered Brompton Cemetery in West London, one of London’s Magnificent Seven, is to be restored following an award of more than £3.7million of Lottery funding. It is one of the …

Sheffield craft that built the world 21/01/2014 The Ken Hawley Collection Trust has received £83,300 from HLF for an exciting project, Sheffield Craft That Built The World – Capturing and Sustaining Knowledge For Future Generations centred on the Hawley …

Dry Stone Walling skills revival 13/01/2014 The project aims to improve career prospects in dry stone walling by providing five training bursaries throughout the North West and offering support for established dry stone wallers to enhance their skills. …