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Spetchley Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support to revive its visitor experience and unique heritage 14/08/2012 The project’s aim is to create a sustainable, robust and future proof visitor experience combining the need for access, learning and …

Bramall Hall secures £1.6m to transform into regional attraction 12/12/2013 The overall cost of the project is £2m which also includes funding from Stockport Council who own and manage the Grade I Listed building. The Friends of Bramall Hall and Park have …

Malton eco-heritage project gets boost from HLF 03/11/2010 The Howsham Mill Project – finalist on the 2006 BBC2 series Restoration Village – is another step closer to realising its goal of rescuing the Grade II 18th-century gothic watermill, for use as an …

Vital funding will improve Mardyke Woods for people and wildlife 04/01/2013 This partnership scheme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Veolia Mardyke Trust and the Forestry Commission will seek to work closely with the local community to improve Mardyke …

History group set to commemorate First World War Centenary 07/02/2014 The project is being run in partnership with the Aston & Weston Branch of the Royal British Legion and aims to raise awareness of the sacrifices made by men from Aston and Weston and …

Sherwood Rangers and Carlton Central Junior School Community Project 07/02/2014 To mark the Centenary of the First World War, the project will enable local people in Carlton to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the people who lived …

Joseph Banks exhibition to be opened by David Attenborough 31/01/2014 Joseph Banks, A Great Endeavour: a Lincolnshire Gentleman and his Legacy will be officially opened on 14 February by the broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough during a …

First steps for the Ashington Colliery heritage trail 16/01/2014 The town of Ashington in Northumberland, owes its existence to the mining of coal but only the memories of older generations and a single insignificant building remains to suggest the …

Museum Sheffield a step closer to makeover 12/12/2013 The first-round pass of almost £50,000 will allow Museums Sheffield to draw up detailed plans for a programme of work including consultation with visitors to the museum, proposals to re-design …

Wildlife trust to save Meadow Farm 20/12/2013 Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £758,000 to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT). This means that Meadow Farm will be bought by the wildlife trust to establish a three-year project of …