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Town centres win £14m Heritage Lottery regeneration boost 17/05/2010 This investment is part of the HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) which has invested nearly £200m since 1998 into regenerating towns that have suffered serious social and economic …

£7million to help repair England's historic places of worship 24/05/2010 English Heritage (EH) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have today (Monday 24 May 2010) announced funding of £7million to help restore 68 historic Grade II listed places of worship …

Iechyd da! Reasons to be cheerful on St David’s Day 01/03/2010 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced today initial support** for major redevelopment projects in Cardiff, Halifax and London. These are: St Fagans, one of the UK’s earliest open-air …

Yorkshire towns regenerated 23/02/2011 Keighley and Pontefract – both featuring buildings of significant historical interest and importance - can now look forward to a brighter future. Fiona Spiers, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund for Yorkshire and the …

£4.4million spring lottery bonanza for London's heritage 15/03/2010 From the Sir John Soane Museum’s treasure trove of art and artefacts and one of the city’s last remaining windmills; to a unique archive of black British and Caribbean history and a …

Historic Places of Worship 18/02/2010 English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) today (Thursday 18 February) announced more than £15.7million to support urgent repair work to 154 Grade I and II listed places of worship across England. The …

People’s History Museum 04/03/2010 Friday 5 March sees the official opening of the People’s History Museum in Manchester with the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP. The museum is a unique centre which explores many of the world-changing ideas fought for by the …

The Great British Art Debate 26/01/2010 These are among the many questions at the heart of The Great British Art Debate, a four-year programme intended to stimulate debate about the impact of British art on the public’s perception of Britishness. A …

£9.3m New Year 'hat trick' for historic parks 11/01/2010 Three parks in London, Walsall and Devizes are celebrating the beginning of the New Year following confirmed grants totalling £9.3m* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund …

Hogwarts Express 10/12/2009 Across the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct, in an area of outstanding natural beauty sits Glenfinnan Station Museum which today was awarded a grant of £195,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber …