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Moray and Highland children take action to save rare wildlife 19/09/2011 The Highlands are home to 40% of the UK’s rare and declining species. Surprisingly little is known about the biodiversity of the region, and few people have the skills to expand our …

Young Roots at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre 05/09/2011 Young Roots  is a programme devised by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to get young people interested and involved in their heritage. Montrose Air Station, which exists to preserve and display …

Dig to shed light on rich past of much loved park 08/09/2011 Parts of Manchester’s Whitworth Park will be excavated by university staff and students, local community volunteers and schoolchildren thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £39,700. …

England’s oldest swimming club receives lottery splash 09/09/2011 The funding will allow the club to explore a recently discovered archive in Brighton Museum that delves into a fascinating and extensive heritage of swimming in Brighton. The project, …

HLF digs deep to support Lanarkshire mining project 16/09/2011 With no coordinated record of the impact of this once major industry on the South Lanarkshire region or its local communities, this ambitious project will save the artefacts, records and oral …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps young people to dress the world in silk 14/09/2011 Through the project ‘Dress the World - Living in Silk’, young people will explore, learn about and help conserve rare Chinese silks that form part of the collection at …

Time for change 13/09/2011 A local landmark in Randalstown was awarded a £30,200 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, it was announced today. The grant was recieved by Neillsbrook Community Development Group and will support the restoration of the Webb …

Tilbury and Chadwell folk to share their past memories 13/09/2011 People living in Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary are being given a unique chance to explore the changes that have taken place and how this has impacted on their lives and their surroundings …

Pigeon project off to a flying start 09/09/2011 The Birmingham Pigeon Archive project has been made possible by a £43,500 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). City-based Project Pigeon will be working with volunteers of all ages to recall the times …

Young people introduced to the wonders of nature 24/08/2011 Leicester and Rutland Wildlife Trust – supported by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council – will be giving a group of 13 to19 year olds the chance to get involved in a wide range of tasks to give …