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… the War of the Roses changed the course of British history and his body was thought to have been lost for good until … where he fell at the hands of Henry Tudor’s armies, and then on to Leicester Cathedral for the ceremony. HLF are … the heritage centre at the site. Nearly 50,000 people now visit every year. Vanessa Harbar, Head of HLF East …

… is match funding to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Sea Change grant of £3.7m and Thanet District … a substantial grant. This puts in place all the funding we now need to enable us to reopen Dreamland Margate and at the … Dreamland’s origins date back to the 1860s when the site, then known as the Hall by the Sea, was operated by the …

… heroes will have their story told 10/01/2012 That is now set to change with an interactive information point at … in Buckinghamshire. The scheme was founded in 1922 and, by the time it ended in 1993, some 40,000 apprentices … by Lord Trenchard, Marshal of the RAF, in 1922. Between then and 1993, when the scheme ended, more than 40,000 young …

… on a narrow boat on the Beeston Cut for nearly 13 years and always wondered why the then British Waterways was not doing anything to repair the … cottages will go ahead. "Although most of the money has now been secured the real work starts now. We want to bring …

… the treasures of this West Yorkshire landmark church and put it firmly on the tourist map. Trinity Church, which … at the consecration of the church in 1865, when the then bishop described Trinity Church as a “miniature … for the next generations. Vicar Paul Maybury said: “We can now confidently take forward the next stage of making this …

… Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching First World War: then and now, a £6m small grants programme to help communities mark …

… £338,900 at a later date for restoration of the building and commemoration of its heritage. Andrew Bibby, one of the … pioneering ‘asset transfer’ agreement in April 2010. Since then, the trustees have been focusing primarily on the … is scheduled to open next June. With the construction work now well under way, the trustees have been able to turn their …

… will share over £400,000 to share LGBTQ+ memories. Now, fascinating stories of the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) communities in Yorkshire are set to be … collecting oral history testimonies and material culture, then creating films, artworks and educational resources …