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Long read: what saving Piece Hall did for Halifax
In part one of two features, find out how National Lottery funding helped save Halifax's Georgian Piece Hall, but also benefited the town, too.
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Long read: the future of The Piece Hall
Read: Part one: what saving Piece Hall did for Halifax. Cultural cachet There has been a knock-on effect on the cultural cachet of the town too. In 2018, BBC 6 Music named Halifax “the Shoreditch of the North”, citing a burgeoning music and craft beer scene. It has also recently been dubbed
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UK’s oldest mainland amusement park shares in £5.1million bonanza
Wicksteed Park in Kettering – the birthplace of the modern playground - has been awarded £1.78m to create the world’s first ‘Heritage Play Area’.
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Blackpool’s first museum leads the way in heritage-led regeneration
A new museum for Blackpool has been awarded a £4million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant as part of a £10m package of grants, giving heritage-led regeneration and tourism a boost across the North.
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How Durlston Country Park is helping people overcome isolation
A coastal park is helping people overcome physical and social isolation as part of a project funded by the National Lottery.
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Historic hall built by forgotten Georgian businesswoman to be saved
Story of Ann Morley to be uncovered and Grade II* listed People’s Hall transformed, thanks to £1.5million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Wales’ broadcasting history saved thanks to The National Lottery
A ground-breaking project to create a National Broadcast Archive for Wales is set to become a reality following a National Lottery grant of nearly £5million.
Parks for Health project Camden and Islington.
Credit: Islington Council.
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Future Parks Accelerator
An initiative set up to secure the future of the UK’s urban parks and green spaces.
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Saving Cumbria's biodiversity
The National Lottery has announced £2million in funding to help save, protect and reintroduce wildlife across the county of Cumbria.
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New life for the derelict Sheerness Dockyard Church
Once a symbol of Britain’s proud naval heritage, the future of Dockyard Church now lies in the hands of Kent’s aspiring young business leaders.
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Black Country Living Museum to build historic new town
Thanks to £9.4million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Black Country Living Museum will undergo a huge transformation to share stories of life in the 1940-60s.
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Marvellous mills to explore this National Mills Weekend
The ultimate in sustainable power, hundreds of windmills across the country are opening up their doors to the public for National Mills Weekend (11-12 May). We've chosen some of our favourites.