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Berwick-upon-Tweed regeneration 14/10/2010 The investment is part of HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) which funds the regeneration of historic areas with serious social and economic needs. The money will help restore a number of significant …

Get into dry stone walling 01/11/2010 The project will work in partnership with Stockton Riverside College and will involve 16-25 year olds from across the North East. Dry stone walling is a valuable and time-honoured heritage skill and is still used in a …

Full steam ahead for Bellingham’s railway history 17/01/2011 Founded in 1994 by volunteers, the Bellingham Heritage Centre seeks to preserve the history and heritage of the North Tynedale and Redesdale valleys. Based in Bellingham’s former railway …

Heritage Lottery Fund gives the green light to Hexham Abbey 27/09/2010 This news means that plans can now be developed for a major heritage regeneration project which aims to breathe life back into some of the former monastic buildings adjoining the …

Grant boost for environmental champions 06/01/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £1.9m to the Limestone Landscapes Partnership. The money will be used to fund a three year project which will start this spring. Durham County …

Grant 'greenlight' could see Preston Park blossom 28/09/2010 The HLF first-round pass* means that Stockton Council, who own and manage Preston Hall Museum & Park, can progress to the second stage of the HLF application process. The Council will now submit …

The best Red Squirrel Week ever! 07/10/2010 However, as if this wasn’t enough, the week is ending on even higher note with the announcement that Save our Squirrels (SoS) has been awarded a grant of £50,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding …

Heritage Lottery Fund invests over £1m in skills in the North East 08/06/2010 These three projects will not only support traditional conservation training in the region but also a wide variety of more contemporary skills, such as managing volunteers and …

Newcastle’s Grade I listed Black Gate one step closer to funding boost 27/07/2010 This is a major heritage project aimed at revitalising the City’s 13th-century, Grade I listed ‘Black Gate’, bringing it back into public use as a heritage, education and …

13 to 25’s get active in the Dales 21/07/2010 Run by Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum, the project will be giving young people aged from 13 to 25 the opportunity to go climbing, caving, kayaking and exploring mines, as well as a range of …