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Mr Turner’s Twickenham home will be saved 07/01/2015 Sandycombe Lodge was the country retreat of JMW Turner from 1813 to 1826. The painter, who originally trained as an architect, designed the house for himself and his father and, although subject to …

Pugin masterpiece approaches end of 20 year restoration journey Artist's impression of Welcome Wing at Gorton Monastery 06/01/2015 Manchester’s Gorton Monastery has secured Lottery funding for the final stage of a restoration project which has spanned …

Step closer to nearly £3 million funding for Poole Park 06/01/2015 The success of the Poole Park Life bid recognises the fantastic support from the Friends of Poole Park with their ‘Back the Bid’ fundraising campaign, as well as a range of events …

Seven UK public parks to be revived Canon Hall Park 06/01/2015 In the UK, we love our public parks. They’re one of our most valued and heavily used public assets with more than 34 million of us regularly visiting our local greenspace.  That’s why the …

Surrey First World War project wins £460,000 from Heritage Lottery Fund Private Teddy Cutt - a member of the Surrey regiment who was killed at the battle of Loos - surrounded by the correspondence to and from his sweetheart, who tried to find out what had …

Stanmer Park celebrates the New Year as Lottery says Yes! 06/01/2015 Brighton and Hove city has received a development grant of £291,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG)for the Stanmer Park Restoration Project. The money …

£20.6m Lottery boost for public parks 06/01/2015 Seven much-loved public parks are set to be revitalised thanks to new investment by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund. The historic public parks are receiving grants today totalling …

Lottery funding in place to improve Highfields Park 06/01/2015 The money has been awarded through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund’s (BIG) Parks for People programme and will be used to improve facilities and expand a programme of …

Cannon Hall Park and Gardens secures Lottery support 06/01/2015 The project, for which development funding has been provided, aims to restore and repair important features of the Georgian park and gardens including key features such as an ice-house, deer …

Council awarded Lottery funding for prestigious Houghton Hall project 06/01/2015 The Parks for People programme - a joint initiative between the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) - will support Houghton Hall Park – Renaissance and …