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All Our Stories: RNIB Cymru one of 31 projects across Wales to delve into the past 22/11/2012 A significant project exploring the experiences of blind and partially sighted people in Wales, from the mid-1800s to the present day, has been given the …

Window on the World restoration project receives Heritage Lottery funding 21/11/2012 The project has been developed by staff and volunteers at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port to enable the conservation and restoration of Mossdale and …

Historic Ipswich Church to be the focus of a new well being project 19/11/2012 The aim of this innovative collaboration is to create a building that will provide a quiet and beautiful sanctuary in a busy, historic market town. St Mary at the Quay will be …

Archaeology lab comes to Assynt 20/11/2012 The fires on which the stones were heated involved a range of wood - including birch, alder, hazel and hawthorn (or apple) - suggesting the site had more diverse woodland in the past than it does these days. The …

Initial go-ahead for conservation of Avery Hill Winter Garden at University of Greenwich 19/11/2012 Development funding of £192,100 has also been awarded to help the university to progress its plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. If the full …

Fitzwilliam Museum set to acquire Poussin masterpiece 01/11/2012 In collaboration with the Art Fund and almost £1million in donations from members of the public and charitable organisations, the £3,021,000 HLF grant will enable not only the acquisition, …

Heritage Lottery Fund backs regeneration of Rothesay Pavilion 20/11/2012 This impressive site is one the most important examples of a Modern Movement building in the UK; it is located in an old Scottish seaside town, an area now in need of sustainable and …

Kimmeridge Trust secures Heritage Lottery Fund support 19/11/2012 The project aims to construct in Kimmeridge an accredited fossil museum to conserve and develop the unique and world famous Etches collection of Kimmeridgian fossils. Detailed development …

‘Hidden Gem’ Swiss Garden gets go ahead for £2.8m restoration 19/11/2012 The Swiss Garden is a rare survival of a Regency garden in the Picturesque style and is situated within Old Warden Park, an early 19th century landscape park to the west of …

Watts Gallery's campaigns to save Limnerslease receives Heritage Lottery Fund boost 19/11/2012 Thanks to initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support Saving the Watts Studios, the first phase of the Limnerslease Project can begin. This …