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National Lottery grant helps tell Derbyshire’s untold cricketing history The Derbyshire cricket team pictured in 1877 12/09/2016 A new project to explore and record the history of cricket in Derbyshire has been awarded an HLF grant of £72,200. Cricket …

Conserving Messel’s magic for future generations Oliver Messel photographed by Angus McBean Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University 08/09/2016 The personal archive of one of the 20th century's foremost theatrical designers will be catalogued, …

Revealing Hull's Heritage Place des Anges, Hull Thomas Arran 12/09/2016 In 2013, Hull was announced as the UK City of Culture 2017. Today, HLF launches a new campaign to encourage community groups to get involved. A cultural programme is set to take place …

Public parks face decline 07/09/2016 Parks are more popular than ever after £850million of National Lottery investment Park use is rising while resources and skills available to manage them are declining Downward trend in condition of parks - predicted in …

#ParksMatter 07/09/2016 Action is needed to avert a crisis that will undermine more than two decades of investment in the UK’s public parks, according to a new HLF report. Thanks to National Lottery players, our parks are in great shape. With the Big …

Digitising a divided society at Linenhall Library Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster attends the launch of the digitisation project at Linenhall Library 05/09/2016 An exciting project to conserve and digitise a unique collection of periodicals …

Shakespeare's New Place opens View of the terrestial sphere at Shakespeare's New Place Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 06/09/2016 Today marks the formal opening of Shakespeare’s New Place, a re-imagination of Shakespeare’s family home in Stratford where he …

Festival marks reopening of Walker Park A restored wooden bridge in Walker Park 03/09/2016 Families will celebrate the transformation of Newcastle’s Walker Park in style this weekend. Walker Park Festival – complete with music, birds of prey, theatre and …