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Conservation project at Llancaiach Fawr Manor set to be unveiled Llancaiach Fawr, Caerffili 17/09/2015 The £1million works have been carried out with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (£943,200), Cadw (£30,000) and Caerphilly County Borough Council …

Jumping for joy up the River Don Salmon swimming up a weir 17/09/2015 This project aims to reconnect people, communities and decision makers back to the River Don by enhancing and celebrating its rich natural, built and industrial heritage, changing …

Bringing salmon back to Sheffield Salmon leaping up a weir 17/09/2015 HLF is supporting a new project, run by the Don Rivers Catchment Trust, to reconnect people and communities to the River Don and to encourage the once-prolific salmon to return to the …

Rugby exhibition ready for scrums of visitors A rugby poster from 1903 15/09/2015 The mini exhibition – which opens on Friday (18 September) – will explore the history of rugby in Leicester through the stories of local people and with the help of more …

Durham schoolchildren to explore First World War food heritage School children at Durham Farmers Market 16/09/2015 In contrast to recent headhlines were it was revealed that households throw away 13lbs of food a week (more than any other country in …

Wilton’s Music Hall reopens after four years of repair work The front door of Wilton's Music Hall James Perry 15/09/2015 Wilton’s Music Hall has reopened to the public following four years of repair works to secure its long-term future. A further 40% of …

Round of applause for Bristol Old Vic The Bristol Old Vic Fred Little 15/09/2015 Bristol Old Vic has announced the next step for a landmark project to mark its 250th anniversary and transform it into an internationally-significant heritage destination. …

Parks Alliance takes major step forward thanks to National Lottery grant View of Bute Park, one of the many parks funded under the Parks for People programme 12/09/2015 The project, called ‘Creating A National Voice for Parks’, will provide the basis for …

£1.2m National Lottery grant to protect UK’s red squirrels The red squirrel 11/09/2015 The much-loved, endangered native red squirrel and its habitat will be protected and promoted through Red Squirrels United, a new four year programme bringing together …

Saving the red squirrel A red squirrel in Scotland Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography 11/09/2015 The plight of the red squirrel is perhaps one of the most well-known conservation issues that the UK has faced. Since the 1870s the number of the once …