Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced £379,600 of Lottery funding to help secure the future of two of Wales’ most historic places of worship. This vital money is helping congregations address a back log of urgent repairs to listed churches and chapels at risk across Wales including St

Megan de Silva is the Objects Conservator for Monmouthshire County Council having studied Conservation for Museums and Archaeology at Cardiff University. She has worked as a conservator caring for collections for the National Trust, National Museum of Wales, National Museum of Scotland as well as

The £1,315,200 funding provided to the 'Saving Gower – for All its Worth' project means that the beautiful but fragile landscape of this popular tourist destination will now be safeguarded for the future. The Gower is one the UK’s most renowned landscapes and the project will seek to open up this

The funding will allow for refurbishment work to begin on the bridge and reopen it to the public after being closed for 30 years. The current bridge was constructed in 1929, although the original was built in 1817 by a local coal merchant looking to open a cheap transport route across the River Dee

The £2,497,100 grant will ensure that the Grade II listed building, its history and its collections will be safeguarded for the future. The museum houses the largest collection in Powys including important material related to the archaeological and social history of Mid-Wales and has developed in

The project commemorates the men and boys who lost their lives in the biggest mining disaster in British history 100 years ago. The National Lottery Awards reward and recognise the inspirational impact of National Lottery funded projects across all sections of society. National Lottery players raise

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) the green light to progress plans for the Victoria Pier Renaissance as part of the wider £56million regeneration of Colwyn Bay, with the award of a first-round pass and a £594,900 development grant*. The pier, which is one

Since 1998, the HLF has helped breathe life back into our towns through its Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme, which has invested more than £30m into 22 towns across Wales. And today (10 April) Porthcawl, in the county of Bridgend, has become the latest town to benefit from the funding

HLF is making at least £1million available per year for six years until 2019. It will provide grants between £3,000 and £10,000 enabling communities and groups right across the UK to explore, conserve and share their First World War heritage and deepen their understanding of the impact of the

The Treftadaeth 2012 Conference, ‘The Future of our Past’, is open to the general public as well as those within the heritage sector and aims to provide delegates with an opportunity to share their views on heritage protection in Wales.Held at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday 19 July Treftadaeth

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given City and County of Swansea (CCS) the green light to progress plans to develop the centre, which is home to a permanent exhibition devoted to the famous Welsh poet, and to create more opportunities for local people and visitors from across the world to

Llancaiach Fawr, which was built in 1550 by the prominent Prichard family, is considered to be one of the most important gentry houses to have survived from the 16th and 17th century period. And thanks to the HLF funding, visitors will now be able to live life on both sides of society at the manor

The two-year Out on the town project, which has received a HLF grant of almost £45,000, will also involve older people in the community, who will work with youngsters to focus on three main themes: day trips, nights out and holidays. The bilingual project builds on the success of Ceredigion Museum’s

Best-known for his work in the Western Mail, Staniforth produced daily drawings for the paper during the First World War, depicting Welsh attitudes towards the conflict. He was also famous for creating ‘Dame Wales’ – or Mam Cymru – a middle-aged woman in Welsh costume who symbolised Wales in the

The current HLF website was launched in 2009. We are in the early stages of planning a redevelopment of the site and we want to ensure we are serving your needs, as well as keeping abreast of the ever-changing digital landscape.We’ve put together a short survey to help us understand what you think

Heeley Farm will work with Tinsley Junior School, Wessex Archaeology, community organisations and local volunteers to investigate the fascinating history of the Tinsley Manor House, possibly buried underneath the school field. The project will be based at Tinsley Junior School where the whole school

The grant will support the hard-work of local volunteers who have campaigned to protect the future of the building. Insole Court, a Victorian house that's surrounded by Grade II* listed gardens located in Llandaff, Cardiff, was built for a wealthy coal dynasty in 1856 and is a symbol of South Wales'

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Story at 40 is an oral history project capturing the lives and times of disabled people in Wales from the 1970s to present day. It has provided an opportunity for disabled people to record their own memories and experiences to inform present and future