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HLF gives the heartland of the Welsh language a New Year boost 12/01/2011 Popular with tourists, ramblers and wildlife enthusiasts, the Llŷn Peninsula is considered to be amongst Wales’ finest landscapes, famous for its hills and medieval pilgrimage route …

National Lottery Awards 2011 09/02/2011 As the closing date for entries draws closer, BBC’s The One Show host and Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Matt Baker, is urging people in Wales to nominate their favourite local Lottery-funded project for …

The search is on to find the UK’s favourite UK Lottery Funded Projects 13/01/2011 In the last year alone, over £145 million of Lottery funding has been invested in good causes across Scotland and now The National Lottery is encouraging these projects, and …

Historic cinema has new festival...but they won't be making a big noise about it 19/01/2011 The Hippodrome cinema in Bo’ness, on the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, will be the centre of a new annual festival in March which will show the silent …

New gallery depicting changes in rural life opens at Melton Museum! 14/02/2011 After a successful couple of months since opening its doors to the public, Melton Carnegie Museum’s new £1million gallery was officially opened last week on Friday 4 February, …

Whitechapel ‘High Street 2012’ historic building scheme confirmed thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund 27/01/2011 The award, made under HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) scheme to Tower Hamlets Council will see the Whitechapel Market Conservation area …

Three regimental collections to be displayed in new museum 11/02/2011 These fascinating collections are of national importance and will be displayed together for the first time in the newly renovated wing of Thoresby Courtyard. Over the course of their …

Are you Scotland's next all-weather eco-surveyor? 11/01/2011 The Scottish Wildlife Trust will soon call for applications for an exclusive training programme set to turn 10 promising environmentalists into the ecological surveyors of Scotland’s future, it …

Welsh Pride – Celebrating LGBT Heritage in Wales 31/01/2011 Launched at the Senedd on 1 February 2011, the Welsh version of the UK campaign will encourage organisations, companies and community groups to host events to help raise awareness of issues faced …

Young people to study canal heritage 07/02/2011 Young people will be helping to keep the traditions of the North West’s canals alive, thanks to a project awarded a grant of £20,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). A wide range of educational activities …