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Sir Peter Luff, Chair of NHMF and HLF
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Making sense of the First World War with 14-18 NOW
HLF Chair Sir Peter Luff talks about art, literature and culture helping people make sense of the First World War, as the 2016 14-18 NOW programme is launched.
![Exciting new works announced as second season of 14-18 NOW launches Sculpture of poppies marking First World War Centenary](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/pressnews/a04225_super_close_up.jpg.webp?itok=9sCLJ06I)
Paul Cummins and Tom Piper's sculpture, Wave, commemorating the Centenary of the First World War
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Exciting new works announced as second season of 14-18 NOW launches
The new season of 14-18 NOW - the official arts programme marking the Centenary of the First World War - launched today.
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Richmondshire Museum's interactive Discovery Centre now open
Visitors and schools are set to benefit as a result of the official opening, by popular author and former school inspector Gervase Phinn, of Richmondshire Museum’s new Heritage Lottery Funded (HLF) interactive Discovery Centre. The fully interactive Discovery Centre Gallery with learning space using
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Penrith's Coronation Garden now completed
The ceremony will be carried out by Councillor John Thompson, Chair of Eden District Council, and Catriona Lang, the granddaughter of the late Alderman J. Simpson Yeates, who was the Chair of the then Penrith Urban Council at the time of the Coronation of King George VIth in May 1937. In
![Volunteers showing handling objects at the Migration Museum Volunteers showing handling objects at the Migration Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/pressnews/iwm-vols-pic-news-story.jpg.webp?itok=9jOoowd0)
Find out how to get the best from your volunteers, and ensure they get the best from the experience, by joining experts in a live chat about volunteering.
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Our Online Community is now open to all
A general discussion forum, for all your heritage and project-related conversations, has launched today in our Online Community.
![Changing lives: Calum finds his path on the Great Fen project Calum Urquhart at the Great Fen wetlands](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/pressnews/calum_urquart_-_credit_chris_ridley_smaller_size.jpg.webp?itok=5k73BkbB)
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Changing lives: Calum finds his path on the Great Fen project
Seeing a TV advert for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 12 years ago was a turning point for Calum Urquhart, then aged six. He already loved being outside, but taking part sparked an all-consuming love of birds.
![Changing lives: Mary Rose volunteering helps Neil recover Young man in shirt and tie](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/neil_clements_mary.jpg.webp?itok=Q6fDjf3q)
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Changing lives: Mary Rose volunteering helps Neil recover
Back in 1995, 28-year-old Neil Clements was near to completing a demanding course to be a Royal Navy Parachute Instructor. Then in a split second his life changed forever.
![Businesses ready to dive in as former swimming baths reopen The exterior of Ashton Old Baths](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/pressnews/he-13-05388_ashtonoldbathscreditplacefirst.jpg.webp?itok=s2jJvRKZ)
The exterior of Ashton Old Baths
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Businesses ready to dive in as former swimming baths reopen
A derelict Victorian swimming baths in Tameside, Greater Manchester has been transformed and is now ready to open as a thriving hub for creative businesses, thanks to a grant from HLF’s Heritage Enterprise programme.