Industrial, maritime and transport

The former Brymbo Iron and Steel Works and Fossil Forest takes its first step towards regeneration, thanks to the National Lottery.

The former Brymbo Iron and Steel Works, and Fossil Forest will receive a National Lottery grant to transform it into a major visitor attraction.

Nearly £5m National Lottery investment in restoration of LCT 7074 which will then be displayed at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.

£1.5million National Lottery investment to promote a partnership approach to regeneration in Wales.

A new exhibition unveiled this weekend at the South Wales Miners Museum in Port Talbot was visited by locally born Hollywood star Michael Sheen, who went back to his Port Talbot roots to see first hand how the museum is bringing mining history into the 21st century.

Thanks to initial support from National Lottery players, this once bustling industrial hub could be returned to its former glory.

HLF has earmarked £3.3million to regenerate the former slate quay on Caernarfon waterfront, transforming it into a vibrant shopping and tourist hotspot fit for the craftsmen of today.

2016 promises to be a great year for 16 projects across Wales, as HLF announces awards worth over £3.5million.

This Saturday there’s going to be a party in Penrhyndeudraeth – and there’s certainly plenty to celebrate, as youngsters embark on a new project to learn more about the former local munitions works that was once the largest explosives factory in Europe.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is investing £2.6million in projects across Wales. The National Lottery funding will provide much needed support for Wales’ heritage.

Wales’s museums, libraries and other heritage and environmental organisations are being offered the chance to give their fundraising a major boost.

HLF has recently awarded over £20,000 to projects in Anglesey, which will ensure the repair of the memorial village clock in Gwalchmai, expand and revitalise Holyhead’s Maritime Museum and fund a programme of commemorative events in Beaumaris. Jennifer Stewart, Head of HLF, Wales said, “We want to