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Young participants by the River Lambourn

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RENEWAL: reviving River Lambourn

West Berkshire Council and Newbury Community Resource Centre worked with local people to revive the fortunes of a neglected river.

Hastings Pier - Edwardian ladies outside the original end of pier pavilion

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Hastings Pier

The Hastings local community came together to help restore and transform the historic Hastings Pier.

The front cover of a vintage football programme of Ipswich FC

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Ipswich Town Football Archive

A project to make the Ipswich Town Football Charitable Trust archive more widely accessible, and uncovering the heritage of the club through individual stories and artefacts.

Volunteers working on the Great Fen landscape
Volunteers working on the Great Fen landscape

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Restoring our Fenland Heritage

The acquisition of Holmewood Estate, by the local wildlife trust, was a vital part of the creation of the Great Fen, one of the largest and most ambitious habitat restoration projects in Europe.

Outside view of Preston Hall

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Preston Hall Museum Project

Following a £7million refurbishment Preston Hall is able to display a wider range of the 90,000-plus items in the Stockton Museum Services' collection.

Visitors at Sevenoaks' tree exhibition
Visitors at Sevenoaks' tree exhibition

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Protecting Kent's heritage trees

This project has been designed to increase people’s physical access to heritage trees across Kent.

Chiltern Commons Projects
Briefing volunteers on work to be done

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Chilterns Commons Project

The four-year Chiltern Commons project came to a successful conclusion having conserved habitats and historic features on 26 areas of common land.

Children exploring their local natural heritage
Children exploring their local natural heritage

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Rose of the Shires

People learned about, recorded and became actively involved in caring for the fascinating built and natural heritage on their doorstep.

Visitors enjoying an exhibit at Narberth Museum

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Restoration Bonded Stores

After closing its doors to the public and putting its collection into storage, funding from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Welsh Government enabled the trust to restore this historic building.

People learning how to gild
Project volunteers at a gilding techniques workshop

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First Base Heritage & History Project

Transforming a historic building and giving new hope, skills and self-confidence to homeless participants.

Children on a snorkel safari
Children on a snorkel safari

Projects

Cornwall’s Marine Heritage Project

Your Shore worked across five Voluntary Marine Conservation Areas (VMCAs) in Cornwall to provide activities to help local people understand why they must look after the sea and its wildlife.

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