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Skills for the Future in the spotlight 21/07/2011 The trainees are part of Skills for the Future, a UK-wide project offering people from all walks of life the opportunity to gain valuable vocational knowledge and transferable skills in the heritage …

Health through the ages – Warwickshire-style 27/07/2011 A wealth of fascinating information and objects, found in county museum collections and historical records, is to be brought together in what is being billed as a 12-month celebration of the history …

Bannockburn advances with HLF support 25/07/2011 The site of one of Scotland’s greatest battles will celebrate its 700th anniversary with a new state-of-the-art visitor and interpretation centre as the Heritage Lottery Fund today announced its support for …

Heritage Lottery Fund awards £1.4million to mark Benjamin Britten’s centenary 25/07/2011 This award will support the redevelopment of ‘The Red House’ where Benjamin Britten lived and worked with his partner Peter Pears from 1957 until his death in 1976. …

Project to save Scotland’s sea eagles soars to new heights 19/07/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed that over £235,000 has been awarded to RSPB Scotland to firmly secure the survival of the white-tailed sea eagle. Entitled SEEVIEWS, …

Unique Victorian ‘time capsule’ at Combe Mill to be saved 18/07/2011 The money will enable the Combe Mill Society – run entirely by passionate local volunteers – to restore and secure the long term future of the mill and run exciting ‘hands on’ education …

Ashmolean Museum 20/09/2009 One of the world’s leading museums, the Ashmolean in Oxford, will reopen (Sat 7 Nov 2009) having completed a multi-million pound redevelopment. The project has been funded with a £15million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund …

Phillips Memorial Park to be refurbished 11/07/2011 The work will enable a local memorial to be restored in time for the centenary commemoration of the sinking of the Titanic. Phillips Memorial Park, situated at the heart of Godalming, runs alongside the …

Kirkdale’s Rotunda receives an award of £935,000 15/07/2011 Thanks to this award, Rotunda will be able to restore 107 Great Mersey Street, creating much needed resources for the local community. Rotunda - based in the adjoining listed terrace of  Great …

Seafront landmark saved thanks to £1.68m grant from Heritage Lottery Fund 31/05/2011 The Grade II listed Art Deco seafront Pavilion has been closed to visitors since the 1990’s, but thanks to a community-led campaign, Penarth Arts and Crafts Ltd. (PACL) …