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Local young people go back to their roots 13/10/2010 Starting during October’s Black History Month the project, supported under the HLF’s Young Roots programme, will also focus on the development of modern black culture in both Moss Side and Hulme. …

Museum of Free Derry expansion 03/10/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £500,000 grant to support the expansion of the Museum of Free Derry. The funding will be used to expand the current building to house a dedicated community space, an …

Last millworkers’ tenement at New Lanark World Heritage Site to be restored 24/02/2014 The restoration of the historic millworkers’ housing at New Lanark, one of the largest and most successful conservation projects in Europe, is to be completed, while in …

Lottery win for Roman coins! 06/12/2012 Subject to a second successful funding bid to the HLF in 2013, the council intends to develop a programme of 26 learning and community activities centred on the Beau Street Hoard – a collection of around 22,000 …

Another award for Northern Ireland’s spectacular landscapes 03/10/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded another grant in support of our spectacular local landscapes.Over the last nine years the Landscape Partnership programme has provided £108m …

Creating Connections at the Cooper Gallery 16/01/2013 The Cooper Gallery: Creating Connections project seeks to increase the number of visitors by attracting new audiences to the venue and enabling more people to engage with its heritage and fascinating …

HLF pledges £1.3m support for Cumbria's heritage 13/12/2012 Since 1994, HLF has invested over £72million into preserving Cumbria’s rich heritage. From restoring Chances Park, Carlisle to Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, the effect of Lottery money is …

Enfield’s Poles will tell their stories with Heritage Lottery help 15/06/2009 The Adam Mickiewicz Saturday School will be tracing the histories of three generations of Polish Immigrants who settled locally immediately after World War Two, in the 1970s and …

Farnham Castle to be restored 25/09/2009 The grant will complete the final phase of a major restoration programme and unite the Bishop’s Palace and Keep under single management for the first time. This will enable it as one of the leading tourist …

Picture Perfect 24/08/2010 Today, a Country Antrim man’s photo taken at Belfast’s Victoria Park has been chosen as the Northern Ireland winner of the UK-wide ‘Postcards from the Park’ photo competition. Terry Cooper, from Carrickfergus, was also awarded a …