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Historic hall built by forgotten Georgian businesswoman to be saved

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13/06/2019

Historic hall built by forgotten Georgian businesswoman to be saved 13/06/2019 Story of Ann Morley to be uncovered and Grade II* listed People’s Hall transformed, thanks to £1.5million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Who was Ann Morley? Ann …

Volunteers wanted for one of North East's largest-ever archaeology projects

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13/06/2019

Volunteers wanted for one of North East's largest-ever archaeology projects 13/06/2019 A new project, Belief in the North East, will attempt to explore the heritage of religion, from pre-history to the present day. Headed by Durham University’s …

Places of Poetry launches search for thousands of poems

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04/06/2019

Places of Poetry launches search for thousands of poems 04/06/2019 People are penning poems about the places they love and pinning them to a digital map as part of a new National Lottery project – and you are invited to add your own! Places of Poetry …

Finding 'a home' in the heritage sector

Antonia Canal from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Blogs

21/10/2019

Finding 'a home' in the heritage sector 21/10/2019 Antonia Canal, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Engagement Manager Working as a black person in the heritage sector can be isolating. Connecting with peers has been essential. It’s Black History Month , …

Every voice matters - collecting black stories

Blogs

17/10/2019

Every voice matters - collecting black stories 17/10/2019 Nasir Adam, Curator of Black History at National Museum Wales A few months into his new role, Nasir Adam explains what he's doing to bring the museum together with black communities across Wales. …

Saving the nation's heritage for 25 years

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17/10/2019

Saving the nation's heritage for 25 years 17/10/2019 As Historic England publishes its annual Heritage At Risk Register, we celebrate some of the places we have helped save over the past quarter of a century. A derelict London fire station, the wreck of …

25 years: UK’s top 10 haunted historic sites named this Halloween

Tamworth castle at night with jack o'lantern

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30/10/2019

25 years: UK’s top 10 haunted historic sites named this Halloween 30/10/2019 To mark Halloween, a list of the UK’s most haunted heritage sites has been compiled by one of the country’s leading team of ghost hunters. Visit if you dare! Spectrum Paranormal …

What is Open Data?

Blogs

29/04/2019

What is Open Data? 29/04/2019 Kion Ahadi, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Head of Data and Insight Today, The National Lottery Heritage Fund releases its first batch of Open Data. What does that mean? The Open Data movement is growing, and more and …

'Green legacy' for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021

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18/10/2019

'Green legacy' for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 18/10/2019 When Coventry becomes UK City of Culture 2021, its nature and green spaces will be placed centre stage thanks to National Lottery investment. As with previous holders of the title , …

Tropical Ravine awarded £2.3million Lottery grant

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29/11/2013

Tropical Ravine awarded £2.3million Lottery grant 29/11/2013 The exciting project has received a £2.3m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to safeguard the future of the Tropical Ravine House and its significant plant collection Belfast City …

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