The Bute Park Restoration Project beat hundreds of projects from across the UK to take home a runner-up trophy in the National Lottery Awards. The show was broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday 8 December and hosted by actor John Barrowman. Representatives from the project mingled with celebrity

Margam Country Park in Port Talbot and Wepre Park in Flintshire are set to undergo major redevelopment work to bring the much-loved parks back to their former glory. Dr. Manon Williams, Chair of the HLF Committee for Wales, said: “Parks enrich millions of people’s lives on a daily basis – providing

Plans to conserve and develop Yr Ysgwrn, the home of the iconic First World War Welsh language poet known as Hedd Wyn, into a museum and interpretation centre have been given a major boost today.The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given Snowdonia National Park Authority (SNPA) the green light to

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today announced an investment of £581,300 to secure the future of Grade II listed buildings, Hay-on-Wye Cheese Market and St Mary’s Church in Nefyn. The money will be used to restore them for community use and create museum and interpretation spaces to tell the

A significant project exploring the experiences of blind and partially sighted people in Wales, from the mid-1800s to the present day, has been given the go-ahead, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s All Our Stories small grant programme. This grant programme – developed alongside BBC

The Scarlets have been awarded a £100,000 grant for a heritage trail that will celebrate Llanelli and its rugby club’s great history with the aim of inspiring young people to find out more about the rich culture and sporting legacy of the region.The decision happily arrives just over a week before

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is today celebrating two new art acquisitions - View of Margam House, Glamorgan, looking South & View of Margam House, Glamorgan, looking North - after receiving a generous grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Art Fund.The two large panoramic paintings

Since awarding our first ever Young Roots grant to Prince’s Trust Cymru back in 2002 to produce a drama and create a documentary film about Aneurin Bevan, HLF has invested more than £1million to help young people explore the history that interests them. From learning new skills to gaining more

HLF is looking for at least one committee member in Wales and eight committee members across England in the following regions: East of England, East Midlands, South West and the West Midlands.We are also recruiting for a new committee chair for our North West Committee. Why join an HLF Committee

Dame Jenny Abramsky set out HLF’s plans for investing £375m a year of lottery money over the next five years and announced new funding streams and initiatives designed to enable a strong, robust sector to respond in new ways to the conditions it now faces. In addition, she said that HLF would listen

This funding will help develop exhibitions and projects that will include artefacts from national collections across Wales and the UK.The project is a joint initiative between the Welsh Government and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) who have contributed £105,766 and £99,900 respectively.The scheme

This is the biggest ever grant award in Wales to help Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales redevelop St Fagans: National History Museum to tell the stories of human life in Wales over 200,000 years and more.The project, Creu Hanes - Making History aims to build on St Fagans’ popularity as the UK

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) will use the funding, together with monies being sought from other funders to restore and reopen the Grade II listed Lido complex with modern facilities for the local community. Built in 1927 in an arts and crafts style, at a time when several

MPs and Peers viewed this remarkable collection, which consists of 109 photographs that provide a unique view of the Antarctic as seen through Captain Scott’s eyes. The photographs will now make their final journey to the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge where, after a period of

The manuscript will only be on show for a limited period, 23 July – 31 August, before being taken into the care of the Library’s conservators to be rebound and digitised.The manuscript was bought by the National Library for £541,250 at auction in Sotheby’s in London on 10 July. The Heritage Lottery

Announced as HLF sets out its new strategic framework for 2013 – 2018, HLF will now ask all applicants requesting funding above £2m to measure the carbon footprint of their projects. With so many HLF-supported projects involving building expansion and a growth in visitor numbers, HLF’s Board of

The Copper Kingdom, located on the Wales Coastal Path, is set to become a major visitor attraction for the area, with locals, walkers and tourists looking to enjoy the breathtaking views of the Anglesey coast while discovering more about the area’s history and internationally significant archaeology

The challenge ahead was daunting but volunteers and staff were determined to return the Museum to its rightful place at the heart of the community.With funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Welsh Government, the Trust has restored an historic building in the town, The Bonded Stores