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Museum celebrates funding successes 16/07/2012 Staff, volunteers and friends will be celebrating the award before embarking on two years of hard work to prepare the collections for display when the Museum re-opens in 2014. West Berkshire Council  has …

£1.43million to Cumbria Military Museum 23/06/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.43million to transform and relocate the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment Museum, it was announced on Friday 22 June. Stuart Eastwood, curator at the museum, …

Rare 17th century Baroque tables saved for the nation 16/07/2012 These cultural treasures had an export bar placed on them and their acquisition ensures that they will remain in the United Kingdom for display in Edinburgh and London. Both tables will be …

Sharing Treasures scheme re-launched 28/11/2011 The Minister made the announcement at the re-launch of the Sharing Treasures scheme at Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, where it was also announced that financial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund …

150 years of Chinese food in Britain 04/04/2011 But how much do we actually know about Chinese food? When did it first arrive in Britain? How did it look and taste then? Do Chinese people really eat chop suey and sweet and sour chicken? Over the next …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps ‘home of Pugin’ celebrate his legacy 02/11/2011 Known locally as ‘Pugin Land’ North Staffordshire features no less than fourteen buildings still standing by the eminent English architect. The project, to be led by registered …

European Award for Maryhill 23/11/2010 The award was presented by Keith Brown MSP, Scottish Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning at a ceremony at Glasgow School of Art. This award recognizes the Trust's work in involving the community throughout the …

Faughan Valley 03/09/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today announced an earmarked first-round pass of £1.2million for Faughan Valley in Derry made through its Landscape Partnership (LP) programme. This programme supports rural regeneration and …

Communities learn to know their place 26/08/2009 A group of over-fifties will be joining forces with local young people in a project to trace the history of the Blakenall, Leamore and Bloxwich areas. The Know Your Place project has been made possible by a …

News of £25m increase to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s annual budget 29/03/2010 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a £25m increase in its annual budget for new awards to heritage projects across the UK. The budget will be £205m per annum …