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Lottery funding to unlock private money for UK heritage Eastleach Church Churches Conservation Trust 13/06/2013 The money, which includes £8.5million of endowment grants and £3.8million to help build fundraising capacity, has been awarded through HLF’s …

Titanic Drawing Offices and Northern Counties to be transformed with Lottery grants Nicky Dunn and Carole Souter in the famous Drawing Office One 11/10/2013 Two projects from Northern Ireland are among the first in the UK to benefit from the Heritage …

Lottery investment to unlock commercial potential of five unused historic buildings 11/10/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is announcing more than £12million of UK-wide funding that will transform five important but neglected historic buildings …

Spurn lighthouse to shine again 18/09/2013 Spurn is a narrow, three-mile long arc of sand between the Humber Estuary and the North Sea with the Grade II listed lighthouse at its point. A £470,500 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable the …

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 …

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 …

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 …