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Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Girl using drinking fountain
Making use of the restored drinking fountain

Projects

… led by the Friends of Rhyddings Park, Newground Together and Hyndburn Borough Council. The treasured  Rhyddings Park , … to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, it’s now back to its best and helping people in Oswaldtwistle to better manage their …

Leicester LGBT Heritage Project

Recording LGBT memories

Projects

… Leicester Applicant Leicester Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Centre Award Given £49900 This three-year … recorded the oral histories of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland's LGBTQ+ communities, from before partial … following oral history research. The exhibition is now permanently on display at the Leicester Lesbian, Gay, …

Sharing the social history of women from 1900 to now

Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral histories they had collected
Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral histories they had collected

Projects

… Sharing the social history of women from 1900 to now Young women made vintage clothing based on the oral … Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past … will be beneficial and great for the future.” The Mothers Then and Now project focused on the social history of women …

Bringing Leith Theatre back to life

A group of four colleagues, holding up a blue Heritage Fund roundel, stand in the middle of the stage of the Leith Theatre, looking out to the empty stalls and grand circle above.
Lynn Morrison, Anna Higham, Douglas Frost and Aisha Fatunmbi-Randall from Leith Theatre Trust. Credit: Leith Theatre Trust.

Projects

… life 06/02/2025 Lynn Morrison, Anna Higham, Douglas Frost and Aisha Fatunmbi-Randall from Leith Theatre Trust. Credit: … Given £247979 Our funding brings plans for the restoration and rejuvenation of one of Edinburgh’s most loved cultural … of Heritage Fund support. The Grade B listed building is now in urgent need of restoration and modernisation to create …

How to enjoy heritage from home

Hedgehog drawing
An #IsolationCreation project

Stories

… #HeritageFromHome .   Be inspired by nature – inside and outside We know that nature can be hugely beneficial to our wellbeing . If you can’t go outdoors, then having greenery around your house is also positive for … kitchen fineries ! Inside Mrs Smith's Cottage   The Then & Now – 100 Years of Old Swan Women project is gathering …

Recording the stories of Wiltshire's Arctic Star Veterans

Arctic Star Veterans

Projects

… Monkton Local Authority Wiltshire Applicant Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Award Given £10000 The project is identifying and recording the stories of Arctic convoy veterans. During … ‘suicide missions’ suffered high casualties. The veterans, now in their late 80s and 90s will have their portraits and …

'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas

'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas
'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas

Projects

… a famous main-line steam locomotive based on the Keighley and the Worth Valley Railway. 45596 Bahamas was used … Midland and Scottish Railway between 1934 and 1948 and then by nationalised British Railways until 1966. It ran more … the future of this 1934 Jubilee class 45596 Bahamas is now assured and its dedicated volunteers hope the engine will …

Thaxted Windmill - Conserved for its Community

Looking up at a red brick windmill with large white sails, as the sun sets to the right.
John Webb's windmill at Thaxted, Essex. Credit: Acabashi, Wikimedia Commons.

Projects

… into working order. The project will repair the building and its millwrighting machinery, improve visitor access, … England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund will now enable the trust to realise their plans to secure the … restoration project Miner2Major, Bilsthorpe Colliery then and now. Photo: Neil Pledger and Inspire Archives. …

Championing Sustainability in Heritage

London Garden Museum
Credit Rosakoalaglitzereinhorn

Projects

… Traineeship Trainees learnt about the care, development and maintenance of the museum gardens, working with a team of garden volunteers and supported by a horticultural consultant. Sustainability … first traineeships of its kind in museums, with trainees now applying skills and sharing ideas across the country. …

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