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Nantwich Museum's search for Coronation Photographs 01/05/2012 Local reports at the time of the Queen's Coronation in 1953 speak of many celebrations including sporting events, processions, gymkhanas, dancing in the streets and at the Civic Hall.  The …

£1m to Morden Hall Park ‘deep green’ restoration 14/07/2010 Morden Hall Park, once owned by the Hatfeild family who made their fortune from snuff milling in the 18th-century is now run by the National Trust and forms part of the Wandle Valley Conservation …

Scotland’s oldest cinema celebrates in style 12/03/2012 The anniversary will be marked with an afternoon of free entertainment in the style of the venue’s 1912 variety programmes, followed by an evening screening of a winning film in an audience poll.  …

Village’s history will be preserved in time for 100th birthday 06/09/2011 The hub of community life for the 250 residents is the village hall whose management committee will be running the project looking at a hundred years of Harvel. They will be …

Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery Fund support 01/06/2012 The Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project led by Gloucestershire Archives and Gloucester City Centre Community Partnership, will work with volunteers to …

Ripon Spa Gardens War Memorial restored to former glory 29/11/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded £9,200 to the Friends of Ripon Spa Gardens to restore and protect the war memorial and another Grade II listed structure at the site - a statue of …

HLF invests further £250,000 in creating work placements 22/06/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced further investment of £270,000 in collections skills training across Northern Ireland through its Skills for the Future  programme. It follows …

City’s Mela team has been given £30,000 to explore impact of South Asian culture 13/06/2012 Oriental Arts, based at The Design Exchange in Peckover Street, Bradford, was awarded £30,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The cash will be used to …

How young people in Redditch can become Lottery winners! 18/06/2012 Karen Lumley MP and the HLF are calling for young people’s groups in Redditch to apply for Lottery funding. Karen met with Reyahn King, Head of HLF in the West Midlands, on Friday to …

Filling the skills gap 20/06/2012 An exciting project that will help train young people in heritage conservation skills has been given a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £302,900, it was announced today. Run by the North of England Civic Trust, …