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Wooden underworld: behind the scenes with Vindolanda volunteers

Wooden Roman combs now on display at Vindolanda Vindolanda Trust

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29/03/2018

Wooden underworld: behind the scenes with Vindolanda volunteers Wooden Roman combs now on display at Vindolanda Vindolanda Trust 29/03/2018 A collection of wooden Roman artefacts has gone on display at Vindolanda, thanks to National Lottery players and …

Easter excitement in Northamptonshire!

Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens

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30/03/2018

Easter excitement in Northamptonshire! Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens 30/03/2018 If you’re out and about near Northamptonshire this Easter break, two newly renovated heritage attractions are opening their doors for visitors. Delapre Abbey and Kelmarsh Hall are …

Changing lives: from Belfast welder to heritage blacksmith

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01/02/2016

Changing lives: from Belfast welder to heritage blacksmith 01/02/2016 Owen Mort started his own business using an ancient craft after support from HLF's Skills for the Future programme. Owen Mort had just completed a tiring all-night shift at the shipyard …

7 things to do in Scotland

Treat yourself to afternoon tea at Mackintosh at the Willow

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17/10/2018

7 things to do in Scotland Treat yourself to afternoon tea at Mackintosh at the Willow 17/10/2018 From dazzling coastlines to dynamic design, vibrant Scotland is full of things to do and places to visit: many funded by the National Lottery. Here are seven …

What links the Eurythmics, a derelict church and the National Lottery?

Dave Stewart at The Canny Space Churches Conservation Trust

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27/03/2018

What links the Eurythmics, a derelict church and the National Lottery? Dave Stewart at The Canny Space Churches Conservation Trust 27/03/2018 Sunderland’s Grade I listed Holy Trinity Church closed its doors in June 1988 with no clear future. Now Dave …

£1million investment for Northern Ireland’s Great Places

Bangor to benefit from Great Place investment

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27/03/2018

£1million investment for Northern Ireland’s Great Places Bangor to benefit from Great Place investment 27/03/2018 Four special places in Northern Ireland are today celebrating a £1million investment to help shape their future development. They are the …

Being Brunel: inside the mind of the man who ‘built Britain’

A statue of the engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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22/03/2018

Being Brunel: inside the mind of the man who ‘built Britain’ A statue of the engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel 22/03/2018 A museum with an unrivalled insight into the life and mind of Isambard Kingdom Brunel has opened in Bristol, thanks to £4.8million …

Stories of Yorkshire’s fascinating past win £1.1million National Lottery support

Volunteers at the National Coal Mining Museum England

The Diesel Demons - volunteers in action at the National Coal Mining Museum England NCMME

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22/03/2018

Stories of Yorkshire’s fascinating past win £1.1million National Lottery support The Diesel Demons - volunteers in action at the National Coal Mining Museum England NCMME 22/03/2018 From the story of our English coal mining heritage to one of the most …

5 new HLF trustees appointed

HLF announces new trustees and reappointment of Chair Sir Peter Luff

Sir Peter Luff, Chair of NHMF and HLF Paul Pickard

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20/03/2018

5 new HLF trustees appointed Sir Peter Luff, Chair of NHMF and HLF Paul Pickard 20/03/2018 Five new trustees are joining the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Board in the next couple of months, bringing with them …

Over £5.6million to help Scottish landscapes to blossom

Scottish landscapes set to blossom - Ben Ledi and Loch Lubnaig Keith Wilson

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20/03/2018

Over £5.6million to help Scottish landscapes to blossom Scottish landscapes set to blossom - Ben Ledi and Loch Lubnaig Keith Wilson 20/03/2018 The National Lottery has marked the first day of spring with an investment of over £5.6million in three …

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