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Heritage Lottery grant reveals Bengal’s impact on London ladies’ fashion 28/10/2011 A £48,300 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will help a dozen members of East London’s diverse communities bring that little-known Bengal-British connection to …

New Forest remembers untold stories of World War II wins HLF support 26/10/2011 The project will carry out essential archaeological surveying of part of the New Forest National Park including an airborne infra-red LiDAR survey (light detection and …

Cedars Park to be given a new lease of life thanks to £1.9m Lottery investment 27/10/2011 Alongside restoring many of the important historic elements within the park, the planned project will create new opportunities for more people from across the …

Cemented in History 27/10/2011 The aim of the mosaic was to brighten up the school playground and provide a lasting reminder of their local heritage. The children have been a driving force behind the High Morlaggan community heritage project, an …

Support from HLF for The Patrick Geddes Centre for Learning and Conservation at Riddle’s Court 27/10/2011 Riddle’s Court, in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, in The Patrick Geddes Centre for Learning and Conservation, has received a first round pass from the …

Loan of Great Bed of Ware a step closer thanks to award from Heritage Lottery Fund 20/10/2011 Alongside the HLF award, Ware Town Council has contributed £10,000, Ware Museum Trustees have given £15,000 from their reserve fund and donations, large and …

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. …

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 …

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 …