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Multi-million grant secures the future of Sir Walter Scott’s historic home

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… a further £4 million of pledged funding for the project is now secure. Abbotsford, near Melrose, is one of Scotland’s … great cultural sites. The landscape, architecture and interiors were created by Sir Walter Scott, one of the … Scott’s own lifetime. The house has changed little since then and is now in need of urgent repair and conservation. …

Brecknock Museum

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… Brecknock Museum 29/03/2011 The Connecting Communities and Collections project has achieved a first-round pass which means the council can now develop the project proposals, during the next year, in … at which the county’s antiquities were being lost from the then County of Brecknock. He recognised that a greater local …

What heritage means to me: Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson sits at a table
Chris Ferguson, curatorial director at Auckland Castle Auckland Castle

Blogs

… mammoth heritage project taking place in Bishop Auckland, and why he loves it so much. What does heritage mean to you? … feel, and how it makes them reflect on where we are now. What’s it like being curatorial director at Auckland … 800 years, and was badly affected in the Civil War. It was then completely restored in the late 1700s. It was a private …

Vital £1.5m Lottery funding for East Midlands churches

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… Swithum, Leadenham; Church of St Giles, Cropwell Bishop; and the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Bolsover. This … good condition) will be removed and set aside for re-use, then the next 24ft which displays the recent problems will be … chancel (restored in the 19th century). This building is now suffering from a structural fault to the chancel wall and …

Bahamas 45596 Jubilee Class Steam Locomotive to be restored

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

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… a registered charity based at Ingrow on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, to restore its 1934 built Jubilee … The engine, of both local and national significance, is now 78 years old, and was the last steam engine to be used by … It was bought (£3,000) in September 1967 and was then restored to running condition once again by Leeds-based …

My years as the East Midlands Committee Chair

Blogs

… Because it enabled me to contribute to the strengthening and celebration of the region’s built, natural and cultural … copies of Magna Carta in its 800th anniversary next year. Then there is Northamptonshire County Council, which has won … Wars of the Roses with Richard III’s death. The site is now marked in a visitor centre part-funded by the HLF. How we …

Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, second round

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… the rescue package announced by DCMS to safeguard cultural and heritage organisations across England from the economic … had a budget of up to £100m. Applications for this have now closed. See the guidelines below for more information.  … museum or a museum working towards accreditation then you should apply through Arts Council England to Culture …

Holywood old school - open for lessons

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… has undergone a £600,000, year long programme of repair and refurbishment and will now be used as a community facility for Holywood.  The Old … of the first buildings to have been constructed above the then expanding town in 1845. It served the community as a …

Changing lives: Angus helps keep our canals flowing

Angus Harkness

Stories

… him. He felt constrained by having to be inside all day and demotivated at what he saw as “working towards a … That led to a full three-year apprenticeship and Angus is now their only in-house stonemason, responsible for … guys have seen the canals when they were half decent and then they got a bit rough before being restored again. They …

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