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Medical legacy of the First World War A British No1 field surgical pannier Science Museum 17/11/2014 A Science Museum exhibition exploring the medical impact and legacy of the First World War will open next year thanks to National Lottery funding through …

Celebrating two decades of Lottery support for natural heritage Miners at the Forest of Dean John McConico 14/11/2014 To mark 20 years of The National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is today celebrating the achievements of its innovative …

Heritage Lottery grant to boost Portsoy’s tourism economy Exterior view of Portsoy Bunkhouse 13/11/2014 This is the first project in Scotland to be awarded funding through HLF’s Heritage Enterprise scheme. The project is being undertaken but the North …

Remembering our war memorials Ben Greener, HLF Historic Environment Advisor 04/02/2015 Today Helen Grant, Minister for the First World War launched UK War Memorials. UK War Memorials is an incredibly useful tool providing people with expert guidance on …

First World War soldiers’ stories from railway visitor books to be explored Soldiers leaving by train from Peterborough 11/11/2014 These documents and the stories of the men within them will be transcribed and researched over the next three years, and the …

Innovative online map highlights ‘The Streets They Left Behind’ Interactive map showing where Islington's FWW casualties lived 11/11/2014 Islington Council received £85,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to create the online map containing the names and …

Waterways and conservation for Solihull Young Roots project Waterways and conservation Solihull project participants 11/11/2014 Chelmsley Wood’s Waterways and Walks, led by Northern Star Community Arts, will explore the lives and landscapes shaped by the …

Our Suffolk coast in 90 seconds! Touching the Tide video thumbnail Touching the Tide 07/11/2014 The film is the brainchild of Touching the Tide, a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) that promotes understanding of our ever-changing local …

It’s a bug’s life for North Pennine invertebrates Green Tiger beetle North East Wildlife 07/11/2014 The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership has announced that next year will see the start of a five-year science and arts …

Connected histories: Muslim contributions in the First World War Punjabi Muslims in the British Army 07/11/2014 More than 430,000 Muslims of South Asian origin joined the British Army between 1914 and 1918, after which many relocated to Britain. We Also …