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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 …

Introducing our online community 14/10/2014 You may have spotted the ‘Our community’ tab at the top of our new website and wondered what this new section is all about. As the Online Communities Manager at HLF, I’m here to explain what it is and encourage …

London’s war remembered – community projects show how conflict touched so many lives Painting of Frank Edwards by Lady Butler London Irish Rifles 30/09/2014 More than 70 community projects throughout the capital have so far shared almost £2million to …

Origins of democracy Close-up of the Magna Carta 30/09/2014 The project, Engaging with the Magna Carta, will see the complete re-display and re-presentation of the Cathedral’s Magna Carta in its Chapter House alongside other documents from the Cathedral’s …

Sundew Cabin project celebrates £8,100 HLF grant Sundew Cabin 01/10/2014 Rocks By Rail – The Living Ironstone Museum   in Cottesmore, Rutland has received a HLF grant to restore the Sundew Cabin, the last remaining piece of a vast excavating machine that …

St John’s Hyde Park organ restoration secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment Class lesson at St John's, Hyde Park 29/09/2014 The project aims to restore the Grade II* listed Victorian organ and celebrate this valuable piece of heritage through musical …

£11.5m Lottery grant to transform last surviving Battle of Jutland ship 15/10/2014 The Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed the award of £11.5million to the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment …