The initiative to transform St Cecilia’s Hall in Edinburgh has been awarded £823,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award is a key part of the University of Edinburgh’s £6.5million vision to create a centre for the study, display and enjoyment of instruments which date back to the sixteenth

This was announced by the Head of HLF Scotland, Colin McLean, this week. The funding, which is distributed through HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme, was confirmed by HLF following a stage two application submitted by Fife Council last year. It will complement the £1m already

On Saturday, 12 April 2014, Chris Packham, joined by the Mayor of Bournemouth, will unveil a commemorative plaque and thank an invited audience of all partners involved in helping to make the new centre a reality. The centre will then open to the public from 12 noon where visitors will have the

The funding will help take forward plans for the park, and support work on a second application for £4.2million of HLF funding to deliver the Seven Lochs vision.The Seven Lochs Wetland Park will span the Glasgow City and North Lanarkshire boundary between Easterhouse and Coatbridge. The area can

The Great Heath Living Landscape is one of the largest conservation projects in the UK. The project, which will total £4.7million, will secure the protection and management of almost 1,500 acres of wildlife rich heathland, grassland, woods and wetland for the benefit of people and wildlife in Poole

The public archaeology project aims to record the fragile, nationally important heritage of England’s coast and the foreshores of its tidal estuaries. Dramatic changes in weather patterns, demonstrated all too clearly by recent storms, floods and tidal surges, threaten to destroy irreplaceable

Harvey’s Foundry Trust has been awarded £4m from HLF to conserve and adapt for commercial use the remaining derelict Grade II listed buildings at the 19th-century Harvey’s Foundry in Hayle, Cornwall. This new grant will unlock the potential of the final two historic buildings on the site. It will

Following its £2.3million re-development grant, London’s greatest Victorian steam pumping station reopens under a new name. The London Museum of Water and Steam opens to the public on Saturday 22 March, (following a press launch on Friday 21 March), as part of the UN designated World Water Day

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is confirming that its £10million anniversaries funding is now fully open for business and is being supported by on-line guidance and expert advice for all potential applicants who have a relevant project in mind. HLF announced last year that it was to set aside at

Jim will be part of a 15-strong Board which runs both NHMF and HLF. Its role is to steer the policy and direction of the two Funds and take decisions on grant applications. The NHMF, the nation’s grant-in-aid fund of last resort for heritage, has a current annual budget of £4m – £5m. To date, HLF

The project, which is being led by the city council in partnership with the Friends of Herne Bay Clock Tower community group, will see major refurbishment of the building together with new educational activities. Modern LED lighting will be installed, along with four webcams on the top of the Clock

Cirencester’s three heritage cornerstones: New Brewery Arts, Corinium Museum and the Parish Church, working in conjunction with Cirencester Archaeological & Historical Society (CA&HS), will create exciting exhibitions, learning opportunities and events designed to bring local histories out of the

This project will also enable local residents to reflect on both wars through a calendar of key events and exhibitions, ensuring a greater understanding of the effect of both Wars on the area. This funding, provided through HLF’s Our Heritage grant programme, will help local people learn about both

Despite a biting wind and near freezing temperatures, the Bempton Cliffs team dug out their Hawaiian shirts to welcome their latest recruit, Barbados-born Ryan Chenery, as the reserve’s new Volunteer Development Officer. Keith Clarkson, Bempton Cliffs Site Manager, explained that Ryan’s appointment

The state-of-the-art Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre will open its doors to the public tomorrow (1 March 2014). This joint project between the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and Historic Scotland supported by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £3.94m – commemorates the famous battle which took

The project will focus on the positive impact the YMCA made during the war through the provision of tea huts, providing much needed refreshment and respite for the troops. The project will run for a year and will have a 'home base' at Culture Fusion, on Thornton Road in Bradford’s city centre.Young

The second project will compare the experiences of the local community on the Home Front with those of people living in Eastern Europe during the 1914-18 conflict. One in three local people in this part of the Fens now hails from countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia.Helen Grant