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Lottery restores last two First World War ships 20/10/2014 The vital role played by Royal Navy sailors during the First World War deserves to be much better known. Lottery funding is now making that a reality. The First World War is perhaps most widely …

Full story of Bomber Command to be told at new Lincolnshire centre 13/10/2014 Over 125,000 men served as part of Bomber Command – the unit responsible for all the RAF’s bombing activities during the Second World War. Yet only 30% got to the end of the war …

Lottery money to restore only surviving Gallipoli ship in time for 2015 centenary HMS M33 in dry dock 19/10/2014 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.75million to the National Museum of the Royal Navy ( NMRN ) to restore and open to visitors for …

Changing face of anthropology at the Horniman 16/10/2014 The gallery redevelopment, which will take three years to complete, will transform the way the Horniman displays its Anthropology collection – a designated collection of national and international …

Heritage Lottery Fund grants £1.3million for National Museum of Flight redevelopment Archive document from part of the National Museum of Flight collection 16/10/2014 Located at former RAF Station East Fortune, the site is considered to be the best …

Political leaders mark the success of First World War: Then and Now 22/10/2014 HLF recently announced funding for our 1000th project relating to the First World War, taking our total First World War funding to £60million. The Prime Minister, the Deputy …

New Staffordshire Hoard Gallery at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Artist's impression of the permanent home for the Staffordshire Hoard 17/10/2014 Principally funded by a £750,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create a permanent home for …

Renovation works at Scapa Flow Museum move a step closer 16/10/2014 Orkney Islands Council agreed recently to put aside £1,547,000 of council funding to include the project on its next capital programme. The project has already secured over half a million …