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First World War Centenary: one year to go 04/08/2013 Today, 99 years since the UK entered the First World War, communities across the country have been given the green light to start a range of projects that will mark the forthcoming Centenary thanks to …

£4m boost for Stockton’s Globe Theatre Stockton’s Globe Theatre 11/10/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is announcing a grant of £3,992,000 to transform the neglected Grade II listed Art Deco Globe Theatre on Stockton High Street into a live …

All made up and ready to go: site of world’s first factory to be redeveloped Derby Museums have undertaken extensive consultation with schools Derby Museums 05/10/2017 Derby Museums has secured £12million from The National Lottery thanks to the …

Great news for Hampshire’s historic First World War warship Archive image of HMS M33 30/09/2013 HMS M33 was rapidly built in 1915 as a coastal bombardment vessel. She served in the Dardanelles Campaign between 1915 and 1918, including providing support …

Project to reveal cabbies' sheltered lives Cabmen’s shelter in St George’s Square, Pimlico 09/07/2013 Only 13 of the original 61 Cabmen’s Shelters survive and their role has been largely overlooked, in fact most passers-by are completely unaware of their …

Time for grime to shed image of crime 01/04/2009 Leading names in British urban music and dub poetry – from Cleveland Watkiss to Benjamin Zephaniah - will be helping a group of young people from South East London in a project to trace the roots of ‘grime’ …

A major step forward for the Botanic Cottage The original 18th century James Craig drawing of the Botanic Cottage in the Leith Walk Botanic Garden 29/08/2013 News that the garden has received planning permission to rebuild the Botanic Cottage, its …

Young people in Bolton trace their roots back to Gallipoli Bolton residents learning about the role local soldiers played in the Battle of Gallipoli 05/08/2013 The project, based in Bolton, will focus on young people researching families who had relatives …

Victorian football game recreated at oldest football ground in the world 26/06/2013 This is the first time the rules have been played out for some 150 years. Uriah Rennie, former Premier League referee and current president of Hallam FC, will be …

Holywells Park secures Lottery investment The Orangery as it might look after the project 02/07/2013 The Borough Council submitted the Parks For People bid to regenerate one of the town’s hidden gems and will now begin work to conserve and enhance the …