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Changing lives: traineeship helps Darren give back to his local park

Darren in Jubilee Country Park, Bromley

Straeon

… watching TV or down the local rugby club, having a beer and watching the footie. The main reason I liked the rugby … with the group and set up their social media accounts. I then started to organise small events, such as Easter egg and … but other people’s lives who’ve done the course and are now working in the conservation sector. So to all those guys …

North East perspectives on the First World War

Volunteers from the River Wear project
Volunteers from the River Wear project

Newyddion

… of the First World War thanks to HLF's First World War Then and Now programme. German communities and circus animals, High …

What heritage means to me: Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson sits at a table
Chris Ferguson, curatorial director at Auckland Castle Auckland Castle

Blogiau

… mammoth heritage project taking place in Bishop Auckland, and why he loves it so much. What does heritage mean to you? … feel, and how it makes them reflect on where we are now. What’s it like being curatorial director at Auckland … 800 years, and was badly affected in the Civil War. It was then completely restored in the late 1700s. It was a private …

Vital £1.5m Lottery funding for East Midlands churches

Newyddion

… Swithum, Leadenham; Church of St Giles, Cropwell Bishop; and the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Bolsover. This … good condition) will be removed and set aside for re-use, then the next 24ft which displays the recent problems will be … chancel (restored in the 19th century). This building is now suffering from a structural fault to the chancel wall and …

Multi-million grant secures the future of Sir Walter Scott’s historic home

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… a further £4 million of pledged funding for the project is now secure. Abbotsford, near Melrose, is one of Scotland’s … great cultural sites. The landscape, architecture and interiors were created by Sir Walter Scott, one of the … Scott’s own lifetime. The house has changed little since then and is now in need of urgent repair and conservation. …

My years as the East Midlands Committee Chair

Blogiau

… Because it enabled me to contribute to the strengthening and celebration of the region’s built, natural and cultural … copies of Magna Carta in its 800th anniversary next year. Then there is Northamptonshire County Council, which has won … Wars of the Roses with Richard III’s death. The site is now marked in a visitor centre part-funded by the HLF. How we …

Changing lives: research gives Tony a surprise

Changing lives: research gives Tony a surprise
Tony Gutteridge with the display about former dockyard workers Jeff Gilbert

Straeon

… in the same place two centuries earlier. Tony Gutteridge, now in his seventies, also helped what is now Chatham … Tony read about it in his local newspaper in early 2015 and was immediately interested. He contacted the Trust but … into a more usable form, namely spreadsheets. And then efforts were made to discover more about the individuals …

Mark the Battle of the Somme centenary with National Lottery help

Mark the Battle of the Somme Centenary with National Lottery help
British troops preparing for the Somme Offensive in 1916

Newyddion

… Somme Offensive in 1916 04/11/2015 From the heavy losses and injuries suffered by the Pals battalions and soldiers … through HLF’s community grants programme First World War: then and now . £4million is available in 2015/16 as grants of between …

Multi-million pound funding a high point for Ben Nevis and the Inner Forth

Newyddion

… Multi-million pound funding a high point for Ben Nevis and the Inner Forth 23/07/2012 Today, the Heritage Lottery … the upper reaches of the ****pony track, which is now in a dangerous condition, will be restored to provide an … it is an indication of positive support. The applicant then progresses to the second round and submits a further, …