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Heritage Lottery Fund awards £1.4million to mark Benjamin Britten’s centenary 25/07/2011 This award will support the redevelopment of ‘The Red House’ where Benjamin Britten lived and worked with his partner Peter Pears from 1957 until his death in 1976. …

Project to save Scotland’s sea eagles soars to new heights 19/07/2011 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed that over £235,000 has been awarded to RSPB Scotland to firmly secure the survival of the white-tailed sea eagle. Entitled SEEVIEWS, …

Unique Victorian ‘time capsule’ at Combe Mill to be saved 18/07/2011 The money will enable the Combe Mill Society – run entirely by passionate local volunteers – to restore and secure the long term future of the mill and run exciting ‘hands on’ education …

Ashmolean Museum 20/09/2009 One of the world’s leading museums, the Ashmolean in Oxford, will reopen (Sat 7 Nov 2009) having completed a multi-million pound redevelopment. The project has been funded with a £15million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund …

Phillips Memorial Park to be refurbished 11/07/2011 The work will enable a local memorial to be restored in time for the centenary commemoration of the sinking of the Titanic. Phillips Memorial Park, situated at the heart of Godalming, runs alongside the …

Kirkdale’s Rotunda receives an award of £935,000 15/07/2011 Thanks to this award, Rotunda will be able to restore 107 Great Mersey Street, creating much needed resources for the local community. Rotunda - based in the adjoining listed terrace of  Great …

Seafront landmark saved thanks to £1.68m grant from Heritage Lottery Fund 31/05/2011 The Grade II listed Art Deco seafront Pavilion has been closed to visitors since the 1990’s, but thanks to a community-led campaign, Penarth Arts and Crafts Ltd. (PACL) …

Silkstone’s well-loved community church wins lottery support 07/07/2011 The project will be run by Barnsley based volunteers, namely Heritage Silkstone (HS) with the All Saints Church Silkstone Parochial Church Council (PCC), and will enable works to be …

Competiton winners announced to carve out Bute Park's history 03/06/2011 The Bute Park “People’s Door” competition was launched in October 2010 by the Heritage Lottery funded Bute Park restoration team and local conservation architect Michael Davies, and …

The Guide to Blue Plaques in Ulster 04/07/2011 Despite its tiny population and limited geographical area, Ulster has produced an astonishing number of world renowned figures who have distinguished themselves in the arts, literature, academia, medicine, …