Chairing HLF committees offers an exciting and challenging opportunity for individuals to help shape the future of our diverse heritage.

Jenny Abramsky will speak after an address by the Chairman of the Alliance, Loyd Grossman.Jenny’s speech, which highlights the need for change and adaptability, commented:“Next year, HLF will be bringing together heritage leaders across the UK to debate the major issues we face, to share experience

The project will be launched on Thursday 13th March 2014 at a public meeting in the Reeth Memorial Hall and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015. The launch meeting will be addressed by Dr Carenza Lewis of Cambridge University who has regularly appeared in the TV series ' Time Team' and

The project developed by Orkney Islands Council took first place in its category - Town Centre Regeneration – at last night’s 2013 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration. It was one of only three to be shortlisted from over 50 applications. Chair of the Council’s Development and

Awarded £3,200 through the Heritage Lottery Fund's First World War: then and now grant scheme, part of the government’s Centenary Programme, the project – Burnham War Stories - led by the Royal British Legion, Burnham Branch (RBLBB), will work with seven local schools and youth organisations to

The project will particularly focus on his great play 'Journey's End', the action of which takes place in a British dugout on the eve of the great German offensive of March 1918.Sherriff's papers are held at Surrey History Centre in Woking, the home of Surrey Heritage and will be catalogued and

From traditional boatbuilding and river conservation to blacksmithing and engineering, new skills and employment opportunities will be up for grabs as part of wider conservation and improvement work. £3.8m has been awarded to the Boatbuilding & Heritage Skills Training Centre in Portsmouth to ensure

The announcement of first phase development funding of £282,000 is a tremendous start for the City project. This first-round pass means St Albans City and District Council can lead development of detailed plans for an inspirational home for the Museum of St Albans (MOSTA). MOSTA is currently based

Open Treasure is the cathedral’s development project that aims to transform the way visitors can enjoy the cathedral and gain inspiration from it. This next phase is worth £10m and will see the creation of new exhibition spaces in buildings around the medieval cloister and essential fabric repairs

Command of the Oceans will secure the repair and preservation of a range of the Historic Dockyard’s Scheduled Ancient Monuments and its 18th century Ship’s Timbers Archaeological find. It will create world class galleries, interpretation and visitor facilities to reveal the story and significance of

A replica Tudor-style tester bed, with a massive solid oak frame, spectacular red woollen canopy and red and blue drapes, has been installed at Little Moreton Hall, near Congleton. The project to build and install the bed has been supported, as part of a wider heritage project, with part of a £50

The project aims to repair and conserve the Priory buildings and landscape to create a vibrant community and learning space in the City of Gloucester.Development funding of £311,400 has also been awarded to help the Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust to progress their plans to apply for a full grant at

Heritage Lottery Fund earmarks funding for St Peter and the Old Black Lion, Northampton’s oldest pub, to conserve the building and link it to Northampton’s Heritage Gateway.

Reveal, Celebrate and Explore is a core component of the Burlington Project, the RA’s wider masterplan by the award-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield RA CBE, to provide world-class learning and visitor facilities across the RA’s two main buildings: Burlington House and Burlington Gardens. The

The exciting project has received a £2.3m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to safeguard the future of the Tropical Ravine House and its significant plant collection.

Bradford Film History and Heritage Uncovered and Explained, based in Bradford is working with young people from Titus Salt School and industry professionals, the project will come together in the creation of an app and film that will focus on the story behind Bradford's film history and heritage

Blackpool Council, The Conservation Volunteers, Blackpool Environmental Action Team (BEAT) Nature Watch group and Bourne Leisure are teaming up to develop a new visitor centre, build new and renovate existing bird hides and carry out a whole host of environmental improvements at Marton Mere Local

Development funding of £23,300 has also been awarded to help UDPS progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date.The project aims to make Bridge Cottage a usable and sustainable building that can be used as a centre for community heritage activities. These activities will include