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Plymouth wins funding to bring Reynolds’ items home

Self portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1764-5. Copyright Plymouth City Council
Self portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1764-5. Copyright Plymouth City Council

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… Plymouth City Council 18/03/2014 Staff at the City Museum and Art Gallery staff are celebrating after successfully … artists of his generation. He studied in London and then established a studio in Devonport (known at the time as … the acquisition a major step closer and all fingers are now crossed for the outcome of a further application to the …

Birthplace of Capability Brown awarded National Lottery grant

Kirkharle, the birthplace of Capability Brown
Kirkharle, the birthplace of Capability Brown Alexis Moore

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… is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Capability Brown and sites across England and Wales are getting ready to celebrate as part of the Capability Brown Festival. Now Kirkharle, the birthplace of the man known as the … gardener on the Kirkharle estate. In 1770, and by then a widely known and hugely respected landscape architect, …

Tunstall Remembered gains Heritage Lottery Fund support

Tunstall Remembered began with a centenary event in Tunstall Park
Tunstall Remembered began with a centenary event in Tunstall Park

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… Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support them to commemorate and remember the First World War and the local people who fought in it. Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, Tunstall Remembered will enable local people …

Memories of south Wales’ Jewish communities shared at Cardiff exhibition

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… as a result of a three year project, shares the lives and stories of 60 members of the Cardiff Reform community and … work in portraying local minority ethnic communities, will now share the fascinating stories and photographs through the … at the Cardiff Story Museum until 28 September. It will then travel to numerous museums across the UK, visit the …

A growing confidence in digital: from pandemic survival to future planning

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… to future planning 25/01/2022 The second Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers a unique … sector continues to pivot online to deal with the pandemic and repeated lockdowns. The research was carried out by … staff, 76% of trustees and 57% of volunteers. Digital is now embedded in day-to-day working practices. One respondent …

Freedom Studios receives grant for Bradford oral history project

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… in interview techniques in order to collate the stories and experiences of immigrants who have worked in Bradford’s … record the experiences of mill workers. These stories will then be archived and made available to the general public at … to heritage itself. People from every walk of life are now involved with the heritage that inspires them, making …

Youngsters win grant for 'most important battle of WWII' research

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… will focus on the history of the 4th Indian Division and their role in the battle. Using arts and heritage … for Monte Cassino. Solider Lance corporal FS Simons (now deceased) 7th Lancers Amoured division detailed to … lost from the freezing cold and the thin icy driving rain. Then the tap on the shoulder, not the Red Cross but your mate …

It's your chance to Celebrate

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… Distributors' Forum (SLDF) offering funding for events and projects which celebrate Glasgow 2014 or that are … heritage with them. With this new grant funding, everyone now has the opportunity to be part of something special as we … to the Commonwealth Games and people can get involved, then Celebrate is for you.” Iain Munro, Acting CEO, Creative …

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