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Changing lives: how volunteering helped Nick find purpose again

Man with chicken

Straeon

… share his skills. Nick was always passionate about animals and nature. He got his first job on a dairy farm at 14, and … to harvesting crops. “I took pride in what I was doing." Then in 2008, Nick was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic … a day to manage his pain. He lives with his wife (who now also acts as his carer) and stepchildren, but limits to …

Sheffield General Cemetery secures National Lottery investment

Staff at Sheffield General Cemetery celebrating their development funding
First steps towards transforming Sheffield General Cemetery

Newyddion

… General Cemetery 14/01/2016 Initially the council’s Parks and Countryside service will receive development funding of … their plans for the cemetery over the next two years, and then apply for the full grant in 2018. The overall aim of the … The General Cemetery is one of Sheffield’s hidden gems and now we can really put it on the map. Since we rescued the …

Volunteers and visitors discover Fryston’s past

Archaeology volunteers at work in Monk Fryston Hall woods
Archaeology volunteers at work in Monk Fryston Hall woods

Newyddion

… Volunteers and visitors discover Fryston’s past Archaeology volunteers … the pottery displays remotely interesting but that had now changed completely as she had seen how pot shards help to … of us and are fully booked with visits and training days; then on Saturday 18 July we have an Open Day. We hope lots of …

Gorgeous Georgian grant-winner

Bridgford Hall, West Bridgford
Bridgford Hall, West Bridgford

Newyddion

… The funding means that the exciting plan to restore and convert the Hall into an aparthotel, and restore the … County Council registry office to its previous home, can now take place. The building, which is loved by residents … and Nottingham. People will be able to get married and then stay overnight in the Hall. This is a great boost to …

Camden youngsters tell the Roundhouse story

Newyddion

… impact on the local community over the past 163 years and its history is now being explored in a youth project given an £11,900 grant … to the venue for their memories of the Roundhouse. Then they filmed and edited interviews, and brought the story …

Historic Widnes church saved thanks to new community role

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… Widnes, was designed in the early 1860’s by EW Pugin and, since being closed in 2007, has fallen into serious … heritage buildings in Britain by the Victorian Society but now its future is assured once it has been restored for use … involves a complete repair of the structure which will then act as the operational base for Halton and St Helens …

Discover how the North East is exploring the First World War

Project volunteer holding Harkess poppies
North East groups will share how they are exploring the First World War

Newyddion

… at Discovery Museum in Newcastle. Come along between 10am and 3pm on Tuesday 17 November 2015. Groups from across the … £4million is available through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme and groups across the UK are being encouraged …

Changing lives: from Lanarkshire to LA, no horror story for Jasmine

Jasmine with the statue of a miner at the Low Parks Museum, South Lanarkshire

Straeon

… the New York Film Academy this year. As a result, she has now embarked on a Masters degree at their campus in Los Angeles, in the midst of Warner Bros and Universal Studios. Her adventure began when studying a … got the chance to write and produce the next film  - and then turned to her first love ‘horror’.  Shaft 9 is a film …

What is happening in Whitley Bay?

Newyddion

… thanks to National Lottery players. Spanish City Dome and St Mary’s Lighthouse are integral to the landscape and … community and visitors to the coastal town for decades. Now, plans are in progress to give them some much-needed care … technology and becoming non-operational in 1984. Since then it has served as a centre for visitors to discover its …