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Historic Burnley Canal wharf secures National Lottery funding Buildings at Finsley Gate, part of Burnley's Weavers Triangle 27/10/2014 Finsley Gate Wharf, known locally as Mile Wharf, is one of the oldest wharves on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and …

Queen opens Science Museum’s new communications gallery HM Queen Elizabeth II opens Information Age at the Science Museum with a tweet Science Museum 24/10/2014 The Queen has officially unveiled the Science Museum’s Information Age – the first museum …

Raising a glass to traditional orchards! Suckley apples from a traditional orchard in the Three Counties 24/10/2014 National Apple Day (21 October) saw home-grown varieties celebrated and apple events held all over the country – but there is a sour note …

Innovative Heritage Quay opens its doors 23/10/2014 The university was awarded £1,585,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop a new archives centre that will be one of the most technologically advanced in the UK.   It will be fully open to …

Dan Snow joins parliamentarians to pay tribute to HLF funding for the First World War centenary Dan Snow and Carole Souter 23/10/2014 To mark the Heritage Lottery Fund’s 1000th grant to projects exploring the Centenary of the First World War, broadcaster …

Dylan Thomas Centre re-opening: Granddaughter’s preview of new-look exhibition 23/10/2014 Speaking about the significance of the centre, Hannah Ellis said: “The redevelopment of the Dylan Thomas Centre exhibition is potentially one of the biggest legacy …

Experience Barnsley seeks memories of Barnsley Co-op 22/10/2014 Barnsley Museums needs people’s help to build up a collection of objects, photographs and memories relating to all aspects of the Barnsley Co-op, including co-op shopping bags, dividend …

Heritage at Risk 2014 The stamp room in the Newman Brothers Coffin Works in Birmingham 23/10/2014 English Heritage unveils its annual register of historic buildings and structures at risk. English Heritage (EH) has today announced its annual Heritage at …

Celebrating the completion of phase 1 works at All Saints, Winterton 22/10/2014 Members of the Friends of All Saints gathered at the church to mark this important occasion, following the five years of planning and fund-raising with three months of repair …

Rehousing the county's historic archives Visual representation of proposed new West Yorkshire Archive 23/10/2014 The new archive centre will be built in Kirkgate, Wakefield, to provide a secure and stable environment to store over 10million records, …