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HLF to pump additional £7.3million into heritage skills 16/07/2009 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announces it is to invest an additional £7.3m to support a wide range of specialist skills and training opportunities within the heritage sector.  …

£7million of Grants for Grade II Listed Places of Worship 12/05/2009 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and English Heritage (EH) today announced a package of grants worth £7 million for essential repairs to Grade II listed places of worship across England. …

London’s untold First World War stories uncovered 24/09/2013 One in three soldiers serving under British command in France came from India although their significant contribution to the war effort is largely unknown by today’s ethnic minority Londoners. …

Mayor champions innovation 27/09/2010 Innovation and creativity are key to London's future success as the world emerges from the economic downturn and, as the Story of London festival kicks off, the Mayor Boris Johnson wants to ensure the city remains a …

Eight parks given a new lease of life thanks to £15.9m Lottery investment 11/07/2011 HLF and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have also jointly awarded £3.5m to two further parks in Godalming, Surrey and Nottingham. All parks can now begin major redevelopment …

Sporting heritage projects receive thumbs up from Alan Shearer and Michael Carrick 15/02/2011 The first project, History and Heritage of Wallsend Boys Club, will publish a book telling the club’s history which spans over a century. The second, Durham …

£8m vital funding for England’s places of worship 16/06/2011 The money comes from the Repair Grants for Places of Worship scheme*, which is now funded by HLF and administered by English Heritage. From Newcastle to Teignbridge, the grants will help repair …

The bells are back at St Rumbald 04/02/2014  The end of the refurbishment project was celebrated last Sunday, when the Dean of Peterborough Cathedral, the Very Reverend Charles Taylor led a service of celebration and rededication. The work could not have …

Stimulate local economies by unlocking unused heritage 22/04/2013 Today, as the first comprehensive analysis of how the UK’s historic buildings are used by businesses is published, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched Heritage Enterprise , a …