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Victorian football game recreated at oldest football ground in the world

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… Players were allowed to catch the ball and could score what was known as a ‘rouge’, a secondary goal scored through … doorstep. And through this story they’ve learnt too about what went into the making of their own community. Heritage … - it should be a wonderful occasion.” The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) recently launched Sharing Heritage, a new funding …

Green light for the Hermitage of Braid community wildlife garden

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… and much more. Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said: “The Heritage Lottery Fund is … community wildlife garden project is a good example of what’s on offer for volunteers to get involved in the care of … community wildlife garden project is a good example of what’s on offer for volunteers to get involved in the care of …

Dear Mrs Pennyman…

Letter from Bessie Walker, York
Letter from Bessie Walker, York Teesside Archives

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… with a grant of £9,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the project will make the letters available … so. I have a struggle to make ends meet and I don’t know what it will be when I go on the Widow’s Pension as you know … so. I have a struggle to make ends meet and I don’t know what it will be when I go on the Widow’s Pension as you know …

Great news for Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta project

Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral Copyright Ash Mills

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… to have received this support from the Heritage Lottery Fund allowing us to develop our exciting plans for a new … of the first cathedral at Old Sarum – so who knows what else might be discovered?” Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage … of the first cathedral at Old Sarum – so who knows what else might be discovered?” Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage …

How to tell family stories

Emma-Jane Harrington, Oral History Development Worker, MECOPP
Emma-Jane Harrington, Oral History Development Worker, MECOPP

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… to be awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver our very first oral history project. It was … the other families involved also. One participant shared: “what was new and lovely was the feeling of connectedness with … the other families involved also. One participant shared: “what was new and lovely was the feeling of connectedness with …

First World War centenary mapping project: Durham at War

Replica tank outside the Miners’ Hall at Murton, County Durham in 1918.
Replica tank outside the Miners’ Hall at Murton, County Durham in 1918. Image from Durham County Record Office

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… delighted to have the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund for this important commemorative project. Everyone with … tool, and it will give people the chance to discover what life was like during the First World War and how County … tool, and it will give people the chance to discover what life was like during the First World War and how County …

Craven remembers

Bradford Pals at Raikes Camp
The Bradford Pals at Raikes Road training camp in Skipton. (Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs K. Ellwood, Mrs V. Rowley, and North Yorkshire County Council, Skipton Library.)

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… ancestors, and representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be there to advise groups on funding support. … ancestors, and representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be there to advise groups on funding support. … from all over the district the opportunity to discover what life was like in Craven 100 years ago. … Craven remembers …

Welsh Pride – Celebrating LGBT Heritage in Wales

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… Centre has been awarded £49,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project that will research the history of gay, … LGBT people. We hope that the next year will help us map what events are taking place in Wales, so that we can build … LGBT people. We hope that the next year will help us map what events are taking place in Wales, so that we can build …

Tailored Stories: Lottery grant to uncover history of London’s iconic Savile Row

A Savile Row tailor at work
A Savile Row tailor at work

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… masculine style, and has been for over two centuries’. But what of the tailors, seamstresses and other workers in the … sweatshops in Soho. Sue Bowers, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund London, said: “In the week that sees men’s fashion take … masculine style, and has been for over two centuries’. But what of the tailors, seamstresses and other workers in the …

Unique prison tower to be saved

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… their menfolk were away at sea for protracted periods; and what local life was like during wartime. The resulting … by the project. Stuart McLeod, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund South East England, said: "This project will enhance a … their menfolk were away at sea for protracted periods; and what local life was like during wartime. The resulting …