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Devon Arts Centre’s Cultural Olympiad programme wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 21/11/2011 CCANW’s programme of exhibitions and activities focuses on games, including many local and traditional games, where cooperation is valued over competition. …

National Museum of Scotland celebrates reaching a million 24/11/2011 The landmark figure has been achieved eight months ahead of predictions, and outstrips the previous record figure for a full year. The museum’s highest attendance then was 833,324 visits …

Protecting the North East’s Red Squirrels! 28/11/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today awarded a confirmed grant* of £247,700 to the Northumberland Wildlife Trust for an important conservation project that will help protect the iconic red …

What goes around comes around 28/11/2011 It is little-known that the Ayrshire village of Catrine is home to a unique renewable power system dating from 1787. It consists of a weir, five reservoirs known locally as “Voes”, a sluice gate, a fish pass and a …

Young people take the lead to explore their local heritage 14/11/2011 Moray Art Centre, based in Findhorn, has received a grant of £24,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and is about to launch the ‘Rekindle Kinloss Project’ - a year-long programme …

Opportunities for young people in Bolton 20/11/2011 Over the next year traditional conservation and green woodworking practices will be brought back to life as 16 to 25 year olds have the opportunity to uncover and practice often forgotten skills that …

Royal Albert Memorial Museum reopens in December 12/11/2011 RAMM will be open 10am to 5pm every day except Mondays and bank holidays and entry will still be free. Fully refurbished after a multi-million pound redevelopment, the new displays will showcase …

Northern Ireland’s award winning heritage 07/11/2011 The ‘We Were Brothers: World War One a shared heritage’ project explored the heritage of soldiers from both the Unionist and the Nationalist traditions in the North West who served side by side with the …

Support for Museums at Night 2012 in the East of England 24/11/2011 The Arts Council will fund the core campaign and Connect10, a new initiative bringing contemporary artists into a range of venues across the UK. The HLF will fund new clusters of events …

Mall Galleries to get underground revamp thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund 25/11/2011 The project will make the stunning brick vaults at 17 Carlton House Terrace accessible to the public for the first time and offer opportunities for volunteers to get …