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Welsh Pride – Celebrating LGBT Heritage in Wales 31/01/2011 Launched at the Senedd on 1 February 2011, the Welsh version of the UK campaign will encourage organisations, companies and community groups to host events to help raise awareness of issues faced …

Young people to study canal heritage 07/02/2011 Young people will be helping to keep the traditions of the North West’s canals alive, thanks to a project awarded a grant of £20,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). A wide range of educational activities …

The Heritage Lottery Fund says ‘Whey aye’ to the North East with a £25,000 Young Roots grant. 26/01/2011 Led by young people, from Newcastle, and run by a leading UK charity Headliners, the project focuses on the origins of the Geordie dialect and its …

City of dreaming spires to benefit from £3.4million investment 25/01/2011 The University Church of St Mary the Virgin – featuring the tallest ‘dreaming spire’ in Oxford and nestling among some of the most iconic built heritage in the country – has been …

Elsecar beaming thanks to initial backing 03/02/2011 Plans to restore the site and establish it as a premier tourist destination were boosted last night, Wednesday 2 February, when Barnsley Museum and Heritage Service was awarded a first-round pass* with …

First Scottish Trainees Start Coveted Heritage Skills Programme 08/02/2011 Seven trainees start new jobs this week learning practical skills at one of Scotland’s National Collections, as part of a UK-wide programme of skills training. Selected from over …

Speaking Up for Disability in West Sussex 26/01/2011 Speaking up for Disability will be managed by the Worthing-based charity Voice for Disability. There are few records in existence that look at disability from the viewpoint of disabled people themselves …

Theatre Royal restoration receives boost from Heritage Lottery Fund 20/01/2011 The project, costing £4.75 million in total, will include extensive restoration of the auditorium and conservation measures to protect the external fabric of the building, …

Our Lady & St Michaels RC Church repairs start 01/12/2010 The building, originally commissioned in 1857 by Benedictine Monks, is a Grade II* and as such has a requirement under the remit of the Historic Churches of Wales, to be maintained following …

Four Scottish parks 01/04/2009 Four urban parks are to have a new lease of life thanks to major funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). MacRosty Park in Crieff was awarded a grant of £1,161,000 and Burngreen Park in Kilsyth was awarded £420,300. In …