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Black Cultural Archives opens to the public Outside view of Black Cultural Archives building in Brixton 24/07/2014 The £7million building, with £4.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), is located in the heart of Brixton in Windrush Square, providing …

Cheadle remembers the First World War with £10,000 HLF grant A picture of Cheadle First World War poet Charles Masefield 25/07/2014 Awarded through the First World War: Then and Now programme, the 18-month project will involve the whole community in …

Yate area First World War project secures HLF funding Local members of the Women's Royal Air Force in Yate 25/07/2014 Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, the project will focus on creating a Centenary event at Yate Heritage …

Peckham’s historic town centre secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment Peckham Town Centre 24/07/2014 The money will be made available under the Heritage Lottery Fund Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) grants programme - set up to provide much needed …

Starring role for Victorian fire station as it secures HLF funding Old Fire Station in West Norwood 24/07/2014 Grade II listed, the Old Fire Station in West Norwood, a rare surviving example of a fire station designed for horse-drawn fire engines, will …

Lottery grant helps explore the lives of women from diverse communities in the North East Women from the project take part in a drumming session 24/07/2014 The BAM! Sistahood! Project is an intergenerational project that will focus on the cultural, social …

Callington Town Band awarded £5,800 for community project to mark First World War Centenary Echos of Callington patriotic demonstration poster 23/07/2014 Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme , the project will focus on the music …

Three iconic First World War aircraft arrive at RAF Museum Cosford First World War aircraft journey to Cosford 18/07/2014 The Bristol M1c, the Sopwith 1½ Strutter and the Sopwith Pup are due to go on display within the museum’s War Planes Hangar in …

London Transport Museum unveils restored B-type ‘battle’ bus 15/06/2014 London Transport Museum has unveiled a restored double deck open top B-type bus as part of its commemorations of the First World War. The B-type bus No. B2737, appeared in public for …

HLF helps lift the curtain on Citizens Theatre redevelopment 11/06/2014 Originally opened in 1878 as a variety theatre in Glasgow’s Gorbals, the Citz, as it is affectionately known, became home to the Citizens Theatre Company in 1945, launching the …