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Cyfarthfa Park receives an early Christmas gift of £1.96m from HLF 18/12/2011 The Grade II* registered park covers 65 hectares and occupies a prominent position overlooking the town and what remains of the historic Cyfarthfa Ironworks. It provides the …

Goole Town Council wins Lottery support for Regeneration of West Park 20/12/2011 The money from the Funds’ joint Parks for People programme will enable the project to restore a number of buildings to their Edwardian splendour as well as improve the …

Penrith’s Coronation Garden to be restored 19/12/2011 The project, managed by Penrith Rotary Club with support from Eden District Council, will enable work to begin on the small plot of land adjacent to the Town Hall, which was created in 1938 to …

Forty Hall Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 21/12/2011 The proposals for Forty Hall Park aim to restore and enhance the main elements within the historic landscape, revealing the site of Elsyng Palace, the Pleasure Grounds and a section of the …

Lottery chiefs give East Park restoration bid £1m boost 21/12/2011 The grant for £981,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable Wolverhampton City Council to press ahead with its wide-ranging refurbishment plans for the Victorian park. They …

Tidings of HLF good cheer for two Scottish parks 20/12/2011 The news means that major redevelopment works at both of these popular parks can now press ahead.  Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said: “Our parks are a wonderful …

From workhouse to hospital – Guildford’s health service history uncovered 19/12/2011 Charlotteville Jubilee Trust will chart the history of the Guildford Union Workhouse Infirmary from its creation in 1834, through its stint as a First World War military …

All Saints' Church, Winterton, wins Heritage Lottery Fund support 19/12/2011 Funding has ben provided for the for the 'All Saints: The Story It Tells of Winterton' project. This project aims to ensure that the medieval church can act as a centre for …

Community-run Town Hall gets Heritage Lottery Fund backing 19/12/2011 Trustees for Hebden Bridge Community Association, the charitable trust which runs the Grade II-listed building, have expressed their delight at the Heritage Lottery Fund decision, which …

Scottish National Portrait Gallery opens following £17.6million transformation 01/12/2011 The project, the first major refurbishment in the Gallery’s 120-year history, has restored much of the architect’s original vision, opening up previously …