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Derelict historic buildings soon to open for business

Exterior view of Ashton Old Baths
Exterior view of Ashton Old Baths

News

… potential of two historic buildings Almost every town and city across the UK has at least one - a disused historic … of its local community but has become neglected. Perhaps now faded and in some cases even considered a blot on the … the Ashton community until it closed in the 1970s.  Since then, the baths have remained largely derelict and on English …

Activity plan good practice guidance

Publications

… of your National Lottery-supported project to engage, grow and diversify the audience for your heritage. By reading this … plan will help you understand: where your organisation is now (set benchmarks) where you want to get to (set your … the investment principles in our Heritage 2033 strategy. Then set out all the activity – in detail and properly costed …

New website to help our parks to prosper

Barnes Parks in Sunderland

News

… This week a new website was launched to help public parks and green spaces increase their funding opportunities. HLF,  … share with others, whether funded by the lottery or not, then please email  hello@prosperousparks.com .  You can also … them on Twitter .   Visit the  Prosperous Parks website  now!  You might also be interested in... UK Public Parks …

Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 2 funding: Taking Digital Forward

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… skills development focused on innovation, enterprise and business planning to small heritage organisations. … The Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 2 funding is now closed to new applications. Explore our available funding … account. From the pull-down menu select £10,000-£250,000. Then choose 'Start full application'. Please note there is no …

New life for the derelict Sheerness Dockyard Church

Sheerness Dockyard Church

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… proud naval heritage, the future of Dockyard Church now lies in the hands of Kent’s aspiring young business … history. It was built in the 1820s to serve the officers and workers of the then newly constructed Royal Naval Dockyard at Sheerness on …

Lost musical mecca’s fame to be relived

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… roll of honour, Nuneaton’s Co-op Hall fell into disuse and was demolished in 2008.  Now a local community arts group is setting out to capture … its heydays when it played host to wartime big bands and then so many icons of the British pop music scene. The …

Changing lives: from biscuit tin to archive – photo reunites family

Margaret discovered family past and present

Stories

… great uncle Arthur Corner – he was a teacher, he fought and died during the First World War and her father was named … an emotional ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ moment. They then brought out a tiny diary dated 1916 and I was actually … ukulele, I was lost without a purpose, I was off the grid. Now I’m plugged in again.” As for the man in the 100-year-old …

Football returns to World Cup legends Bobby and Jack Charlton’s childhood park

Jack Charlton returns to Hirst Park, Northumberland
Jack Charlton returns to Hirst Park, Northumberland

News

… Football returns to World Cup legends Bobby and Jack Charlton’s childhood park Jack Charlton returns to … that followed their success, the park fell into decline. Now, thanks to £2.3m from the National Lottery it will be … before going on to join Leeds and Manchester United and then playing in the world-cup winning England side in 1966. …

Year of Young People evaluation: young people rise to the challenge

Children at Coalburn
Credit: Delvin Photo Ltd

Publications

… was the theme of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, and shine they did, our evaluation report found. Credit: … helped promote it and encourage applications, and then made decisions on where the money was spent. Grants … deprivation, on a site once dominated by high-rise flats, now plants and flowers flourish and community spirit has been …

Funding for vital project on community care

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… the changes in society since the 1990 Community Care Act and the impact it has had on people’s lives since then. A recent survey by Mencap suggested that people with … will be running the project entitled We Live Here Now, to challenge perceptions and widen community …

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