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Dudley’s canal tunnel gets a new lease of life 28/05/2013 The Dudley Canal Trust (Trips), which operates public boat trips exploring the lost industrial underworld at Dudley Canal Tunnel and Limestone Mines, has been awarded a confirmed grant* of £989,200 …

Support for the Mill Road History Project 07/05/2013 The project has been developed by members of the local community to enable volunteers to record memories and stories of people who have lived and worked in the area, document the significant buildings …

UK’s largest Monastic library to be opened to the public for the first time 10/06/2013 The Monastery’s collections, comprising of some 450,000 books, Incunabula, manuscripts and periodicals, are incredibly varied and valuable. Books on Sundials, Medieval …

Landscape Partnership Scheme wins Lottery support 13/05/2013 This is excellent news for the local area and for everyone, including the many volunteers, who helped to prepare the bid over the last twelve months. The scheme, which will cover an area of just …

Auckland Castle redevelopment receives support 09/05/2013 A first-round pass with development funding of £1million means that the trust moves one step closer to securing a delivery grant of an additional £9million from the HLF at a later date, to …

Wildlife trust secures Greno Woods 10/05/2013 Following a heartfelt campaign to the public and an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the trust are delighted that they have now raised enough money to buy the last section of Greno Woods. The trust …

Alexandra Palace secures lottery support 09/05/2013 The HLF Board of Trustees were unanimous in their decision to award the ‘People’s Palace’ a total of £844,800 in development phase funding. This funding will be used to further develop the project’s …

French Hospital wins support to develop a Huguenot Heritage Centre 17/05/2013 The project aims to display the rich material heritage of the Huguenots, a group of some 100,000 French Protestants who fled from religious persecution predominantly from France …

Unique windmill’s restoration to go ahead 04/06/2013 Bursledon Windmill, with its adjacent granary and barn, is a unique reminder of the county’s early industrial history. The present structure, which is Grade II* listed, is owned by the Hampshire …

Hitting the highest heights 11/05/2013 Soaring 124ft above the city streets, Devonport Column has always been a highly prominent feature on Plymouth’s skyline yet, until now, to all but the more senior residents in the city, the landmark has been a …