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Changing lives: Hazel builds head of steam for boilersmith career

Woman working as a boilersmith

Stories

… for Hazel Pennack. “I've always wanted to be an engineer and I have always been interested in steam engines. I've been … life,” says Hazel, 34, who grew up in Harrow Weald and now lives in Gloucester. “My dad has built a 5inch gauge … London Museum of Water & Steam. An exciting opportunity Then she saw a stand advertising an apprenticeship with the …

Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 7 funding: Connected Heritage

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… Closed programmes Funding is available for organisations and partnerships that can work with open and collaborative … The Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 7 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 …

Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 5 funding: Answering The Sector's Digital Questions

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… to medium-sized heritage organisation’s most pressing and frequently asked digital questions. Important The Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 5 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 …

Dunkirk Little Ship to set sail again

A model of a boat on water
A model of the Skylark IX floating at Dunkirk shore on the 75th anniversary of Operation Dynamo

News

… going to be rescued thanks to National Lottery funding and the passion of a local community group. The restoration … we set out our vision and gather like-minded people then we would get there in the end.  "Funding from the … us every step of the way and with them and many others, we now can bring our dream to the fore.” Lucy Casot, Head of the …

Talking Turf: preserving a rural way of life

Participants in the project handle the turf
Participants in the project handle the turf

Blogs

… is it I hear you ask? It’s the top layer of grass, roots and soil that we walk over everyday.  This everyday surface … turf cutter – nick-named the turfasaurus), these will then be trimmed and shaped using saws and spades. Then it’s a … of this great sustainable building material (which we are now covered in). Having built something real and beautiful, …

Historic Widnes church saved thanks to new community role

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… Widnes, was designed in the early 1860’s by EW Pugin and, since being closed in 2007, has fallen into serious … heritage buildings in Britain by the Victorian Society but now its future is assured once it has been restored for use … involves a complete repair of the structure which will then act as the operational base for Halton and St Helens …

Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery Fund support

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… Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery … near the company whose former site lies under what is now Gloucester Quays Shopping Centre. They will learn how to … the story of the company to life. These memories will then be preserved at Gloucestershire Archives and there will …

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