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Down Memory Lane 07/03/2014 On Saturday 15 March at the Broomhall Centre, ‘Our Broomhall’, the Heritage Lottery Funded project, is putting on a celebration event called ‘Down Memory Lane’, to mark its first year. Project Manager, Jennie Beard, explained: …

Tinsley Heritage and Environment Celebration 04/03/2014 The team behind the Heritage Lottery funded  ‘Exploring Tinsley Manor’ project, is inviting Tinsley folk to help them celebrate the project's first birthday with the first Tinsley Heritage and …

Multimillion pound boost to save UK’s Magnificent Meadows 04/02/2014 There were once natural wild flower meadows in every parish – today only 2% of the meadows that existed in the 1930s remain. Nearly 7.5million acres of wildflower meadow have been lost …

Revealing the history of Marple and Mellor Marple Aqueduct. Copyright Arthur Proctor 14/02/2014 The bid, led by the Canal and River Trust in partnership with Mellor Archaeological Trust and Stockport Council, will help to protect and celebrate three …

Northwich's history fit for the future Historic buildings in Witton Street which form part of the TH scheme 12/02/2014 The town has been earmarked for a grant under the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Townscape Heritage Initiative fund, it was announced …

Historic Wolverhampton street secures Lottery support 13/02/2014 The project aims to provide grants to assist owners with essential repairs and improvements to their properties in Queen Street, possibly one of the most historic streets in the …

Beverley Road secures support Beverley Road Image courtesy of Alan Hood under Creative Commons Licence 18/02/2014 Hull City Council has successfully passed the first round of bidding and now has permission to progress the plans to round two and apply for …

Innovative Lottery funded project: Stories of Wales’ long-stay institutions hidden no more 07/02/2014 The three year “Hidden Now Heard” project will capture the living memories of former residents and staff from six of Wales’ long-stay hospitals which …

Investing £5million in UK’s natural heritage 04/02/2014 These projects will bring together a variety of partners to protect and nurture some of our most precious and vulnerable habitats and species and are part of a wider package of £16m of HLF support, …

Great news for Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta project Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral Copyright Ash Mills 14/01/2014 Plans are advanced to re-display and re-present the cathedral’s Magna Carta in the Chapter House alongside …