One in three soldiers serving under British command in France came from India although their significant contribution to the war effort is largely unknown by today’s ethnic minority Londoners. The project Trench Brothers will help young people from London’s Asian community learn that the 1914-18

Today, their fight for survival has been given a helping hand as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced funding for two natural heritage projects: the Scottish Dragon Finder, and the Scottish Wildcat Conservation project. The announcement of development funding for the Scottish Wildcat

A Suffolk-based social enterprise, New Heritage Solutions CIC, has been awarded a grant of £575,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to lead a three year programme of archaeology, oral history and museum development which will keep alive the momentous story of what’s become known as the

HMS M33 was rapidly built in 1915 as a coastal bombardment vessel. She served in the Dardanelles Campaign between 1915 and 1918, including providing support for the Gallipoli Campaign during 1915. In 1919 she was refitted and returned to action in the Russian Civil War, where she covered the

The money will refurbish the historic building and rejuvenate the area creating cultural, sporting and recreational opportunities for local people. The Urban Village Hall will include activities and community functions. The new-look building will also incorporate a gallery area, meeting rooms, a

This has been possible thanks to unprecedented support from members and other donors and a confirmed Heritage Grant of £1.5million from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). With the support of HLF in place, NWT intends to purchase Pope’s Marsh by November 2013. Originally, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

The Heritage Lottery Fund also awarded the project a first-round pass* for a further £804,900. During the past three to four years the board has been working on plans to conserve the fragile and precious picture house building to celebrate its centenary which was on 26 May this year. The proposed

The City Council has been working with partners to prepare the bid for Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Southgate Street Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). News has today come in that it has secured £897,400 from the HLF.This has been topped up by the City Council, enabling those living and

The funding has been secured by Copeland Borough Council through the HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative.The project will focus on several key properties, including the former YMCA building, within the market place and neighbouring streets at the southern edge of the Whitehaven Town Centre

Local school children and residents will receive the historic All Souls banners before they are taken away for conservation. The children will be designing a new banner during the construction phase; this will be revealed at the launch of the reopened All Souls.All Souls is set to become a modern

A partnership comprising Kent County Council (KCC), Shepway District Council (SDC) and the Creative Foundation has been working for over a year on detailed proposals for major remedial works on buildings that will help improve the streetscape and secure the heritage of the Old Town. This will be

The project, Amersham WW1 Memorial Record – bringing our heritage to life, will create a lasting record of all those named on the Amersham War Memorial. It will bring together both official and personal information providing the individual’s service record, place of death and also include

The 40,000 sq. ft. Vehicle Conservation Centre, which will house over 100 armoured fighting vehicles, was built with the assistance of a £2.5million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant. The new hall, includes a public observation gallery and `Conservation in Action` exhibition, and will contain

The £486,000 grant to the Archives and Records Council Wales will mean that what many regard as the earliest large-scale maps of Wales will continue to be an important historical resource for future generations.The grant has been awarded to the project ‘Cynefin: Mapping Wales’ Sense of Place’ which

The £5,900 grant awarded to the Parish Church of St. Stephen and St. Tathan, Caerwent will enable the adaptation of the current church structure to include a visitor and hospitality area within the church and a multipurpose learning centre.Jennifer Stewart, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund Wales

Kelmarsh Hall is planning to redevelop underground areas of the main house to chronicle the lives of those who worked in the hall and served its former residents. The grant awarded by HLF will be used to put together a full Lottery application for the £1million project. Dating back to 1800, the

Work to the chapel, which is Category A-listed, was instigated after a report in 1995 warned of damage to the stonework because of dampness and high humidity levels. In March 1997, a free-standing steel structure was erected to cover the building and allow the stone roof to dry out naturally, and

Previously unseen and rare images and artefacts and the personal memories of music-loving Greater Mancunians will recall the influence and excitement brought to the city by the likes of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Sex Pistols and the Halle Orchestra in a new exhibition, Defining Me: Musical Adventures