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What’s it like at the frontline of heritage right now?

A volunteer with a wheelbarrow of debris, cleaning up the Chelsea Physic Gardens

News

09/08/2022

… What’s it like at the frontline of heritage right now? 09/08/2022 Share your views through our second UK … Heritage Pulse survey. Your insights will influence how we and our partners support the sector. Our latest UK Heritage … resilience, environmental sustainability, recruitment and staffing . There is nothing more valuable …

Help shape the future of the HLF website

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25/02/2013

… the early stages of planning a redevelopment of the site and we want to ensure we are serving your needs, as well as … what you think of our current website, why you use it, and to give you the opportunity to put forward your thoughts on how we can make improvements. The survey is now closed - thanks to everyone for the invaluable feedback. …

The art of the possible

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06/12/2013

… Over the past four years NVA has forged strong local and national partnerships that can now move forward to unlock the full potential of this … in the 1980’s as a drug rehabilitation unit. The buildings then fell into a state of disrepair. In 1993 the then …

£6m National Lottery win for Welsh landscapes

Dee Valley

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31/10/2015

… Dee Valley 31/10/2015 The Gwent Levels, Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, and the Elan Valley are the three funding … nation’s economy. “Thanks to National Lottery players we now have the chance to support three stunning areas, each … of Victorian engineering that brought clean water to the then rapidly expanding industrial city of Birmingham. Today, …

Heritage railways saved from 'serious jeopardy'

Undergrowth, Isle of Wight Railway. Credit: John Faulkner

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02/07/2020

… welcome thousands of passengers, support around 4,000 jobs and contribute some £400million of economic impact to the … visitor economy. They also play a key role for apprentices and trainees to learn vital heritage skills. Now, turnstiles remain still, carriages empty and workshops …

Success for Seven Lochs

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05/02/2014

… The funding will help take forward plans for the park, and support work on a second application for £4.2million of … The Seven Lochs Wetland Park will span the Glasgow City and North Lanarkshire boundary between Easterhouse and … so that more people can enjoy and learn about it. We now want to work with local people to find out how plans for …

Million insects saved as part of £8million of National Lottery funding

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26/06/2019

… a share of £8m from The National Lottery across London and the south of England. A million bugs Oxford University … from the 18th century to today, including some that are now extinct. Spanning nearly the entire history of British … the collection is vital in understating the extent and impact of species loss and ecology damage. However, aging …

Sleaford Museum wins HLF support

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23/12/2013

… is led entirely by volunteers from the local community and the museum will tell the story of Sleaford and its … town’s artefacts that had survived the centuries. Since then, the archive has led a wandering life, while its guardians searched for the permanent home that has now been found. The Museum Trust Chairman, David Marriage, …

Five Cornish treasures found at Kresen Kernow

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06/09/2019

… one roof for the first time. Kresen Kernow in Redruth is now the world’s largest collection of manuscripts, books and documents telling the story of Cornwall and celebrating its unique identity. It’s been made possible …

Long read: the future of The Piece Hall

Stories

02/07/2019

… Hall Transformation project, we look at the successes and challenges along the way. Read: Part one: what saving … told the Halifax Courier . "It is has a reverence about it now because of [ Gentleman Jack ] and because of the cultural … She says: “so many projects stop at capital investment and then they fail because they haven’t got the resilience to …

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