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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 …

Shaw Trust website accreditation 19/08/2011 Heritage Lottery Fund is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience. To that end, we engaged the services of Shaw Trust – a national charity working with disabled and …

Restoration of SS Nomadic Receives Lottery Support 27/09/2010 HLF awarded a first-round* pass of £2.65million for the Nomadic Charitable Trust (NCT) plans to restore the SS Nomadic and Hamilton Graving Dock. The decision is a positive endorsement of the …

Yorkshire heritage projects need your vote! 07/09/2011 The Quilt Museum in York and Wentworth Castle, Barnsley have both had the good fortune to be voted to the final stage by the general public. The third finalist is Northern Ireland based project ‘We …