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New digital archive of Yorkshire memories launched 16/01/2013 Settle Stories today launches the first phase of the WR Mitchell Archive, a new online resource containing the newly digitised interviews of famous Dalesman and writer WR ‘Bill’ Mitchell. The …

From medieval to modernist: heritage ‘quartet’ awarded £11m 04/02/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced confirmed funding of £11m for four imaginative schemes to enhance and open up the following sites: The National Theatre’s …

Unique vessel will mark Atlantic Convoy anniversary 30/01/2013 The former naval sloop HMS Wellington is the only vessel that served as a convoy escort throughout Second World War, still afloat, anywhere in the world. Moored in central London and …

Sharing Heritage - new money to uncover the rich stories of our past 20/02/2013 Sharing Heritage is a new programme that follows the unprecedented success of last year’s one-off HLF grant scheme ‘All Our Stories’, which ran in tandem with BBC Two’s The …

All Our Stories: find out how YOU could apply for a lottery grant at BBC’s The Great British Story event 17/05/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be at the BBC The Great British Story event at Ickworth House this weekend to announce details of a …

All Our Stories: find out how YOU could apply for a lottery grant at Prior Pursglove College on 30 June 26/06/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be at Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough on Saturday 30 June to announce details of a new £1million …

Heritage trail launched at Parkanaur 04/07/2011 This project allowed the Speedwell Trust to develop activities which explored the history of Parkanaur. The project focused on two main themes: a cross-community educational programme to raise awareness and …

Sharing Heritage - new money to uncover the rich stories of our past 20/02/2013 Sharing Heritage is a new funding programme to help people across the UK explore, conserve and share all aspects of the history and character of their local area. With a …

All Our Stories: Heritage Lottery Fund launches new funding programme 04/04/2012 This week, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching a new £1m small grant programme designed to help local communities answer these and countless more questions about …

Back on Track: Bowes Railway gets much-needed boost 17/01/2013 The project, led by the Bowes Railway Company, will transform the Bowes Railway in Sunderland into a top visitor attraction and training hub for the area. Focussing on the Springwell Colliery …