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MPs preview Captain Scott’s ‘Lost’ photographs ahead of public exhibition 04/07/2012 MPs and Peers viewed this remarkable collection, which consists of 109 photographs that provide a unique view of the Antarctic as seen through Captain Scott’s eyes. The …

Govanhill People’s History Project 17/07/2012 The ‘Govanhill People’s History Project’ will recruit 15 local volunteers who will collect the stories of people who have lived in Govanhill all their lives, along with those who have moved here from other …

£961,000 to restore glasshouses at Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden 20/07/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £961,000 to regenerate the large run of derelict Foster & Pearson glasshouses at Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden, it was …

Hadrian’s Wall archaeology project can now dig deeper 09/07/2012 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is organising the project, called ‘Hadrian’s Wall and its Legacy on Tyneside’, which will begin in autumn 2012 and aims to uncover more about the history of …

Hampshire and Isle of Wight win £3.7million summer lottery hat trick for heritage 11/07/2012 Grade I and II-listed Quarr Abbey, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, and Twyford Waterworks near Winchester, can now all move forward with exciting conservation …

Green light for Norton Priory 26/07/2012 Norton Priory is the best excavated monastic site in Europe and this project aims to preserve and restore the 12th-century priory undercroft, exhibit the full breadth of the museum’s extensive collections and …

Heritage Lottery Fund awards £4.85million for the National Museum of Scotland 26/07/2012 The award of a first round pass for a grant of £4.85m towards a £11.85m project will enable National Museums to create eight new galleries to showcase its …

Council welcomes Brooke Park funding boost 26/07/2012 The Council has successfully secured round two funding from HLF through the Parks for People Programme to support the estimated £5m Regeneration of Brooke Park Project, which will see a total …

Multi-million pound funding a high point for Ben Nevis and the Inner Forth 23/07/2012 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced first-round passes for funding of almost £4million to conserve these unique landscapes through its Landscape Partnership …

Guerrillas on the Heath 09/07/2012 The RSPB has received a confirmed grant of £440,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to build links between people and nature on Hampstead Heath. Work preparing facilities for the three year project, entitled Wild …