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Derby City Council wins investment for Markeaton Park 17/12/2012 The project aims to transform this important historic park so that it can continue to provide an attractive, welcoming and well used green space that meets the needs of current and future …

National Lottery Awards 2012 winners celebrated live on BBC One 10/12/2012 The seven winners beat hundreds of projects from across the UK to win the prestigious title of the UK’s favourite Lottery projects at the event, which was broadcast live on BBC …

HLF spreads festive cheer to Wales’ much-loved parks 17/12/2012 Margam Country Park in Port Talbot and Wepre Park in Flintshire are set to undergo major redevelopment work to bring the much-loved parks back to their former glory. Dr. Manon Williams, Chair …

Harlow Town Park secures Lottery investment 17/12/2012 The money will help fund the following improvements to restore and renew Harlow Town Park: Conservation of Spurriers House including turning the ground floor into a new café Improvements and repairs …

Lottery funding for Hednesford Park transformation 17/12/2012 The Council’s second-round bid for funding from the Parks for People programme has been successful and the project will deliver some exciting improvements for Hednesford Park: Access into the …

Heritage Lottery Fund announces further £15m boost to skills training 31/10/2012 Building on an already substantial investment of £26.8million, Skills for the Future will be open for business again from 1 November 2012. It will support work-based training …

David Cameron announces £6million Heritage Lottery scheme to help mark First World War centenary 11/10/2012 Thanks to Lottery funding, thousands of young people throughout the UK will be involved in activities such as researching and recording local …

HLF gives home of iconic First World War poet a major boost 16/11/2012 Plans to conserve and develop Yr Ysgwrn, the home of the iconic First World War Welsh language poet known as Hedd Wyn, into a museum and interpretation centre have been given a major …

Goodie news for North East nature reserve 05/12/2012 The National Lottery Awards are the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. £268,500 of Lottery funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has been used to run activities for …

Happy 18th birthday, National Lottery! 19/11/2012 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced confirmed funding of £22.5m for six projects. The sites are: The much loved but badly fire-damaged Hastings Pier in Sussex Picturesque Westonbirt …