The enormous wooden Dunston Staiths in Gateshead, that once played a crucial role in the transport of millions of tons of Tyneside coal, is to be brought back into public use following a crucial grant of £418,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), it was announced today. The project will enable

As part of the project, the Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground are trying to piece together the full history of the site – including the people who are buried there. The group is looking for any documents, photographs, memories or anecdotes about any aspect of the site which was in active use for

The unofficial ceasefire, frowned upon by military authorities, was marked by the exchanging of gifts and impromptu football matches. One of these was witnessed by Newark soldier William Setchfield, who served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and relayed the news to his brother, before the

The grant will aid the conservation of the Grade II listed garden, situated behind the prominent Nantclwyd y Dre house in Ruthin, whilst opening it to the public for the first time. This phase of funding from the HLF follows a Round 1 development grant provided in March 2012 to the Denbighshire

The Scottish Pipers’ Association has received £7,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project, Pipers and Pipe Music of the Great War. Led by volunteers, the project which was launched today at Erskine Hospital will focus on researching the lives of the pipers and the music they played and

Today, HLF announced an award of almost £1million to help Ards Borough Council promote the sustainable, heritage-led regeneration of Donaghadee’s Conservation Area. The project will transform the commercial heart of the town, with the focus on bringing derelict, redundant and underused historic

The £16,800 grant awarded to the church will fund urgent repairs required to ensure the building’s sustainability. In addition, the project will provide research opportunities on the church’s graves and will enable the development of a new website. The grant comes at a particularly poignant time for

The programme 14-18 NOW will be a series of special commissions from artists from Britain and across the world that will explore the heritage and resonance of the First World War today. Arts Council England is also announcing today support of £5million for the cultural programme, bringing total

Leading public arts organisation NVA’s ambitious campaign to raise £7.5million to resuscitate one of Europe’s greatest modernist buildings, St Peters Seminary, has been given a substantial boost, with a first-round pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The award will release £565k development funding

Led by Derbyshire Record Office, the project will support groups across the county to learn about and commemorate the impact of the First World War in their community. The project will begin in January 2014 and run to December 2014.Archives & Local Studies Manager, Sarah Chubb, said: “The Record

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of Heritage Lottery Fund said: “This is fantastic news for Hull and Yorkshire. Having recently visited Derry~Londonderry, Capital of Culture 2013, I have seen the transformational effects first hand that this title can bring a city, and look forward to the exciting

The three-year project aims to digitise this collection and put it at the heart of a wide-ranging education and outreach programme that will address the significant lack of resources focussed on the cultural historyof the Deaf community in the UK. The project will carry out essential conservation

The development grant means that the council can now progress plans to save and conserve the Grade II* listed clock tower, a hidden gem of the city's industrial heritage, which has stood empty for 75 years. Opened in 1855 as the centrepiece of the former Metropolitan Cattle Market, the seven storey

£3.9m for Durham CathedralHLF’s investment will enable the display of original 13th-century copies of the Magna Carta alongside other artefacts in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the charter in 2015. The Monks’ Dormitory and Great Kitchen, some of the most intact medieval monastic rooms in

Through a new £1m programme, Rethinking Parks, Nesta, Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund will support the most innovative and promising new business models for public parks. The Rethinking Parks: Exploring New Business Models for Parks in the 21st Century report published today reflects on

Over 200 years since its colours and decoration disappeared from view, English Heritage has restored the library at Kenwood House in London to its original glory. One of the great rooms of 18th-century Britain can now be enjoyed as its famous Scottish architect Robert Adam intended. This revelation

Helen Grant said: "Next year’s First World War centenary will see the whole of the UK come together to remember that conflict, the sacrifices made and the profound impact it had on the world and every aspect of life in the years that followed. There’ll be massive national moments of remembrance and

The grants which were announced today were awarded in support of five new heritage projects to help communities better understand the First World War period and other events that impacted on both local life and the world stage.Thanks to this funding of almost £100,000 communities in Newry and Mourne