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Lottery win for Roman coins! 06/12/2012 Subject to a second successful funding bid to the HLF in 2013, the council intends to develop a programme of 26 learning and community activities centred on the Beau Street Hoard – a collection of around 22,000 …

Young people lead new heritage research project 15/11/2011 Thanks to a £24,300 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant announced today, young people will learn a host of new skills in order to explore the heritage of Laurencetown from 1850 to the present day. …

Picture Perfect 24/08/2010 Today, a Country Antrim man’s photo taken at Belfast’s Victoria Park has been chosen as the Northern Ireland winner of the UK-wide ‘Postcards from the Park’ photo competition. Terry Cooper, from Carrickfergus, was also awarded a …

Funding Seminar for Local Landscape Heritage 20/08/2010 Following recent announcements of multi-million pound grants for major environmental projects in Northern Ireland, including £1.6million for the Mourne AONB and £1.2million for the Belfast Hills, the …

Lottery Windfall for Walled City’s Heritage 11/03/2011 The grant was awarded to Holywell Trust and will be used to support a community based programme of research, events and activities to create a greater understanding of the importance of the City Walls …

Making History on the River Lagan 21/01/2011 The Barge MV Confiance, has been restored as part of Lagan Legacy’s plans to create a dedicated maritime museum which tells the story of the River Lagan and Northern Ireland’s industrial and maritime heritage. …

Laxton History Group's Project wins Lottery support 27/02/2014 Professor John Beckett, Nottingham University says: "This is an extraordinary opportunity to find out more about this unique English village and to recreate the lives of the villagers at the …

Hidden heritage opened up with Lottery grant 25/02/2014 The £4,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is being used to open up and share this little known heritage with the people of Belfast and beyond. Members of the Basque and Catalan …

Lottery funding go-ahead for Eling Tide Mill 20/12/2012 Development funding of £56,500 has been awarded to help develop proposals for improvements to the mill, which is one of only two working tide mills that produces and sells flour in the UK, together …

Spetchley Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support to revive its visitor experience and unique heritage 14/08/2012 The project’s aim is to create a sustainable, robust and future proof visitor experience combining the need for access, learning and …