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Memories of Whitehaven YMCA will be captured thanks to National Lottery grant Members of the project team 17/06/2015 With funding from Whitehaven Townscape Heritage Initiative, itself awarded £659,000 from HLF, the YMCA building on Irish Street is …

Heart and soul community centre saved Front elevation of the former Moseley School of Art 17/06/2015 The one-time Moseley School of Art has been given the green light to prepare a £1.5million bid for funding that will transform the Grade II* listed …

Polar exploration first up for Chair’s visit to East of England Sir Peter Luff at the Polar Museum Brendan Kelly 17/06/2015 Our new Chair Sir Peter Luff is visiting Cambridge and Duxford to see first-hand how money raised by National Lottery players is …

A youthful perspective on Magna Carta Young People from Mind the Gap Theatre Company and Carlton Bolling College at Magna Carta on Trial day Tim Smith 16/06/2015 As the eyes of the world settle on the principles of freedom and justice marked by the 800th …

What are you saying? Celebrating our language heritage The Taakin Heeds team in action 12/06/2015 Is the way you speak an important part of your identity? The answer is a resounding yes for a number of groups celebrating languages and dialects ranging …

David Livingstone Centre secures HLF support David Livingstone Centre 11/06/2015 The award includes a grant of £334,000 to help develop the project to the next stage. The birthplace in 1803 of celebrated missionary and explorer, Dr David Livingstone, will …

South East England is next stop for new HLF Chair Sir Peter Luff, HLF Chair 10/06/2015 Sir Peter Luff, our new Chair, is visiting some of the South East’s top heritage sites too see the difference National Lottery funding has made for the region’s …

Scotland’s town and city dwellers should hit record on Scotland’s Urban Past Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, visited The Vennie Youth Club in Livingston 10/06/2015 Scotland’s Urban Past (SUP), a joint initiative …

Major milestone passed in historic ambulance train transformation Expert painter Adrian Ashby carefully applies a red cross emblem to the side of a 1907 railway carriage 09/06/2015 The transformation of a 1907 railway carriage which will be the …

Lottery grants help North East youngsters explore the First World War A student from King James I Academy lays a poppy on the grave of an unknown Durham solider 10/06/2015 Three schools and a community group have received a share of over £38,000 from the …