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Wellies and wellbeing: my first year as Chair of East of England Committee

Helen Wilson, Chair of East of England Committee
Helen Wilson, Chair of East of England Committee

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… started a year ago; I knew when I opened the envelope and there was the letter offering me the position as Chair of HLF … slightly daunting as you come to realise just how much there is in the world that you don't know! [quote]"I think … wellbeing is one of the areas we might develop further. There is an impressive body of research now indicating the …

Seaside Revival brings new life to Bangor

The Sundown Market in Bangor, part of the Open House Festival which runs throughout August
The Sundown Market in Bangor, part of the Open House Festival which runs throughout August

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… food stalls, street entertainment and craft workshops, there’s sure to be something for the whole family to enjoy. … the afternoon and if you want to dress up for the occasion there’ll be prizes on the day for the best dressed lady and … food stalls, street entertainment and craft workshops, there’s sure to be something for the whole family to enjoy. …

Diverse community heritage - tell us your story

Photographs from the Oral History of Nigerian Immigrants from the 1940s-1960s project
Pictures from the Afristar Foundations project, which explored the oral history of Nigerian immigrants from the 1940s–1960s

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… Black and British season – running through November – there’s plenty of inspiration for groups exploring ideas for … Black and British season – running through November – there’s plenty of inspiration for groups exploring ideas for … book, just pop along with your ideas and meet HLF staff. There will also be a chance to tour the Race Relations …

Reading Abbey Quarter passes the first stage

Rediscovering Reading's Abbey ruins
Rediscovering Reading's Abbey ruins

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… Quarter area and a programme of events and activities. There is now a two year window for the council to work up its … which shows the level of public interest in the site. There will be another opportunity to take in the history of … and reopen the Abbey Quarter to Reading’s public. We know there is a great deal of support for the project, both on a …

UK’s publicly-owned sculpture collection to be catalogued digitally

Public artwork of a wave, Kanagawa, in West Sussex
Kanagawa, by William Pye, 2000, in Selsey, West Sussex. Anthony McIntosh

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… Can’t wait to use the resource.” Learning and engagement There will also be a new programme to engage the public, with … Young people will create films about sculptures and there will be specially designed events and activities for … Can’t wait to use the resource.” Learning and engagement There will also be a new programme to engage the public, with …

Enjoy the Twelve Days of Christmas with HLF

12 Days of Christmas illustration
Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas the HLF way

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… be lucky enough to spot a partridge, as the song goes, but there is plenty of pear tree heritage at The Cider Museum … (with a live orchestra) of the animated favourite. There are even more special events next year for the entire … in a fantastic (and free!) Elf Trail . Ten lords a-leaping There are ten lords leaping at the Red Rose Chain in …

World’s first motor racing circuit back on track

Cars ready to race at Brooklands in 1930 with the Vickers aircraft factory in the background
Cars ready to race at Brooklands in 1930 with the Vickers aircraft factory in the background Brooklands Museum

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… with pioneers such as Tommy Sopworth learning to fly there. Some of the first long-distance flights that took off … on the race track’s finishing straight and has remained there ever since. We are now investing £4.7million of Lottery … with pioneers such as Tommy Sopworth learning to fly there. Some of the first long-distance flights that took off …

Toynbee Hall beacon will shine brighter thanks to Lottery grant

Exterior of Toynbee Hall
Exterior of Toynbee Hall

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… One of the first Citizen’s Advice Bureaux was held there and the building also witnessed the founding of the … Students from Oxford and Cambridge University lived there to undertake social work and research in the deprived … Group in 1965. One of the first CAB’s was established there in 1939. Further information HLF press office: Vicky …

Changing lives: down and out and back up again in Brighton

People on a heritage tour

Stories

… and asked whether I had any interest in history, as there was a trip happening the following day to Weald and … a distraction from my feelings and the officer said that there would be no cost to me so I decided to go along. … and asked whether I had any interest in history, as there was a trip happening the following day to Weald and …

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