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First World War centenary mapping project: Durham at War Replica tank outside the Miners’ Hall at Murton, County Durham in 1918. Image from Durham County Record Office 03/04/2014 The project will link the archives, objects and sites that survive today and …

North East circus group take over museum and wow Olympic medallist 09/04/2014 The North East Circus Development Trusts’ Five Ring Circus aka Family La Bonche took over the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and wowed the Olympic star by performing circus …

Wonders of the Animal Kingdom – a new museum of zoology 20/03/2014 This funding will support ambitious plans to completely redevelop the Museum of Zoology with displays showcasing the wonders of the animal kingdom, and new stores to preserve its …

Young people are ready to start work after 'Skills for Wildlife' training scheme 19/03/2014 The trainees were taken on as part of the Skills for Wildlife programme, which has been run across Yorkshire, Sheffield and Derbyshire Wildlife Trusts and funded …

The Scottish Council on Archives project secures HLF support 04/04/2014 The project aims to improve skills and service delivery within the Scottish archives sector. Funding of £513,400 has been awarded to help the Scottish Council on Archives to provide …

Bristol 2014 programme to mark the Centenary Women's Land Army procession through Bristol in 1918. Image from the book: 'Bristol and the Great War 1914-1919' edited by George F Stone and Charles Wells (1920) 20/03/2014 This funding joins investment made …

Forth wildlife, communities and heritage set to benefit from major funding award 25/03/2014 The Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI) will use the funding over the next four years to help protect historic sites, connect fragmented wildlife habitats, …

East of England churches full of the joys of spring thanks to Lottery grant success! St Wendreda church in March, Cambridgeshire 19/03/2014 The churches, six of which provide a vital resource at the heart of rural communities in the region, will now see …

Celebrating Manchester's Chinese heritage Young members of the Wai Yin Society based in Manchester 26/03/2014 Led by a group of Chinese young people, the project will be an exploration of the Chinese Mid Autumn Moon Festival, which falls around each …

Marking the First World War in Somerset Commemorating the Centenary through dance in Somerset Photo Clayton Jane 04/04/2014 The grant will fund a new county-wide initiative called ‘War and Peace: Commemorating the Centenary through Dance’. This dynamic …