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Church pulls out all the stops to herald historic organ’s return 13/01/2010 Delighted parishioners at St George’s Church, Southall, will be celebrating the return of the organ at a special event on Saturday January 16. The £350,000, 14-month project was …

Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) celebrates opening of new V&A Medieval and Renaissance galleries 01/12/2009 The V&A’s new £30million Medieval & Renaissance Galleries opens on Wednesday 2 December. The 10 galleries, occupying an entire wing of the Museum, …

Brand new research into advertising history 21/10/2009 What were your shopping basket favourites of yesteryear and what do they tell us about changes in the consumer society? Whether or not your grandparents were Ovaltineys, your mum used OMO or you …

Phoenix Cinema re-born thanks to Heritage Lottery grant 09/07/2009 It started life as the Picturedrome in1910 and has been showing films ever since. Now known as the Phoenix, Britain’s oldest continuous working cinema is to receive a complete makeover …

Ex-pat Iranian artists will tell their stories 22/09/2009 Thanks to a grant of almost £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the Hammersmith-based Iranian Association will be interviewing a range of artists, including musicians, film directors, …

Natural History Museum takes you inside the Darwin Centre 05/09/2009 See the hidden scientific life of the Museum for the first time Millions of plants and insects revealed in hub of world-class life sciences research Major supporters include the Heritage …

Havering history projects win double grant support 22/09/2009 Guided walks brochures will be compiled by community groups for Romford, Rainham and Havering-Atte-Bower. This project, organised by Havering Council’s regeneration team, has received £35,300. …

East End’s boxing lives revealed with Heritage Lottery help 08/09/2009 Boxers from clubs in London’s East End have clinched an array of British, Olympic and world titles and the story of their efforts has also been a story of social integration. Now that …

Four historic UK parks win £6.4m Lottery investment 20/12/2010 All four parks are now set to undergo major redevelopment work. Initial joint HLF / BIG support** and development funding totalling £1m has also been awarded to 11 parks across the UK. Carole …

Heritage Lottery Fund announces more money for major projects and greater flexibility in tough economic climate 02/08/2010 This will be achieved in two ways: By increasing HLF’s allocation for major projects from £20m pa to £30m pa from 2011 onwards.  By …