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150 years of Chinese food in Britain 04/04/2011 But how much do we actually know about Chinese food? When did it first arrive in Britain? How did it look and taste then? Do Chinese people really eat chop suey and sweet and sour chicken? Over the next …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps ‘home of Pugin’ celebrate his legacy 02/11/2011 Known locally as ‘Pugin Land’ North Staffordshire features no less than fourteen buildings still standing by the eminent English architect. The project, to be led by registered …

Discovering fire, and churches, around ancient Hereford 29/01/2010 Anne Jenkins, Head of HLF West Midlands, said: “These two projects will give local people excellent opportunities to get involved in hands-on historical research that, in their different …

£5.6million for three ambitious heritage projects 31/05/2012 he projects are:  restoring Newark’s 16th-century Old Magnus Buildings to create the first National Centre for Civil War Learning conserving Hexham Abbey’s medieval monastery buildings, giving …

Plans to restore iconic Dalkeith building wins Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland support 27/06/2012 The Dalkeith Corn Exchange, which has been vacant for a number of years, is set to be turned into offices by Melville Housing Association, …

£27.5million boosts financial resilience for heritage organisations 20/06/2012 The grants have been awarded through the Catalyst Endowment programme, a joint initiative between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Arts Council England (ACE) …

From India to Ealing – musical journey honoured in archive project 06/06/2012 Benares Baaj tabla playing has a rich heritage linking India and the UK but, up till now, no historical archive has existed because accounts of the tradition were passed down …

Heritage Lottery Fund London welcomes new Committee Members 18/06/2012 Specialist consultants Hilary Carty, Jon Sheaff and Jennifer Ullman, will join the existing four committee members this month. The HLF Committee for London is made up of leading …

Lott-o money for old woodland 21/05/2012 Endangered woodlands at Drumnaph are to be protected following the announcement of over £512,000 of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Led by Carntogher Community Association (CCA), the project will …

Four London parks to re-open this week following major refurbishments 28/05/2012 As part of the biggest investment in the city’s open spaces since Victorian times thanks to the Parks for People scheme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big …