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'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 …

HLF celebrates 15 years of funding heritage in the capital

News

… of funding heritage in the capital 12/05/2009 Heritage and community groups in boroughs across the capital are … reflect the thousands of other hidden histories of people now in the seventies and eighties who in the early 20th … memories of the older people in their community. They will then work with a professional script writer to devise a …

Volunteers good practice guidance

Publications

… learn about the types of activities volunteers can do and how to plan and develop volunteering opportunities. It also includes … Council for Voluntary Action Northern Ireland’s Volunteer Now The UK government and devolved administrations also …

Grantee Q&A: mapping community history in the heart of Edinburgh

A project group of seven people pose for a photograph in front of the Hear of Midlothian Memorial Clock. Karen Mailley stands at the centre of the group, holding a Heritage Fund branded roundel.
Karen and the project team gather to celebrate the launch of the Maroon Mile at the Heart of Midlothian Memorial Clock, in the city's Haymarket.

Stories

… mapping community history in the heart of Edinburgh Karen and the project team gather to celebrate the launch of the … from Heart of Midlothian Football Club shares reflections and advice from their recent heritage project – from the … arise throughout your project.” What one thing do you know now that you wish you’d known before you began? “How quickly …

England, London & South: delegated decisions January 2025

Publications

… The Iris Project Project description: To develop a new and permanent exhibition area within the Rumble Museum at Cheney School. Curated by students and the wider community, it will tell the stories of local … and usable by the local community and its visitors, now and for the future. Decision: Award grant of £58,213   …

Case study: Stourbridge Glass Museum’s award-winning environmentally friendly approach

A young person holds their artwork as part of the exhibition.
Artwork was created using recycled materials for the Greener Glass exhibition. Credit: Stourbridge Glass Museum.

Stories

… audit helped the museum understand how it uses energy and where to reduce costs. As a result, the studio now operates with electric furnaces, solar panels, voltage optimisers and LED lighting. The museum has also reduced carbon …

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. …

Blyth's Ship Building Heritage

A man teaches a young woman
A volunteer helps a young person learn engineering skills

Projects

… four years, Blyth Tall Ship grew from a germ of an idea and a patch of derelict quayside land, to an inspiring … skills are critical to the mission of the enterprise and Blyth’s Ship Building Heritage project helped create … people. Once a major shipbuilding area and port, Blyth now experiences high levels of unemployment. Targeting …

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