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Grant proves fruitful for orchard survey 18/10/2011 Suffolk folk with memories of scrumping for apples, cooking plum tarts or making quince jam will have little idea how the countryside around them, its horticulture and traditions, were shaped over …

Lottery support for two Birmingham projects in Black History Month 18/10/2011 The story of the Rev’d Peter T Stanford, believed to be the city’s first black clergyman, will be told to a wider audience at Highgate Baptist Church in Conybere Street. …

Conway Mill scoops regeneration award 03/10/2011 Conway Mill in West Belfast won the award for “Best Use of Heritage in Regeneration” at the prestigious Regeneration and Renewal Awards which were held in London last week. The project repaired and restored …

Historic engine back on tracks 13/10/2011 No. 461, which was built in 1922 for the Dublin and South Eastern Railway, was launched back into operation at a ceremony at Whitehead. To mark the occasion, Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) chairman Ronnie Spence …

Geordie at War battles though time 14/10/2011 Young volunteers between the ages of 12 and 18 will learn about how different wars have influenced how they live today using traditional research and digital technology, This 18-month project will be divided …

Dalmarnock Futures 07/10/2011 Dalmarnock is playing host to the 2014 Commonwealth Games and much of its rich history is being lost due to the regeneration going on around the area. Local resident’s young and old will come together to talk and research the …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps unlock Warwick’s wonderful past 07/10/2011 The money will enable Warwick Town Council to transform the Court House - currently home to the town’s Tourist Information Centre, civic assembly rooms and ballroom - by creating a new …

Rare bats found in Ayrshire 27/09/2011 A team of volunteers found the rarely recorded Nathusius' pipistrelle and Leisler’s bats. Evidence was found for the first time that Leisler’s bats are breeding in this part of Scotland. Altogether seven species of …

Digability! - Yorkshire and Humber reaches out with region-wide archaeology projects 06/10/2011 To be run by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), the three year region-wide initiative has been launched in time for Disability History Month in …

New project to protect and promote historic Chilterns’ commons launches 30 September 05/10/2011 An exciting new project to protect and improve historic commons in the Chilterns was launched by the Chilterns Conservation Board on Friday 30 September - …