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Dear Mrs Pennyman…

Letter from Bessie Walker, York
Letter from Bessie Walker, York Teesside Archives

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… with a grant of £9,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the project will make the letters available … so. I have a struggle to make ends meet and I don’t know what it will be when I go on the Widow’s Pension as you know … so. I have a struggle to make ends meet and I don’t know what it will be when I go on the Widow’s Pension as you know …

Great news for Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta project

Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
Close-up of the 1215 Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral Copyright Ash Mills

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… to have received this support from the Heritage Lottery Fund allowing us to develop our exciting plans for a new … of the first cathedral at Old Sarum – so who knows what else might be discovered?” Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage … of the first cathedral at Old Sarum – so who knows what else might be discovered?” Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage …

Supporting heritage now and in the future

Eilish McGuinness

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… Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Our Chief Executive reflects on how we are responding to … from across heritage and our wider networks to inform what we do. 54% of respondents to our first survey fed back a … you are currently facing. I’ve also been listening to what you’ve told me directly. As I visit projects and meet …

How to tell family stories

Emma-Jane Harrington, Oral History Development Worker, MECOPP
Emma-Jane Harrington, Oral History Development Worker, MECOPP

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… to be awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver our very first oral history project. It was … the other families involved also. One participant shared: “what was new and lovely was the feeling of connectedness with … the other families involved also. One participant shared: “what was new and lovely was the feeling of connectedness with …

First World War centenary mapping project: Durham at War

Replica tank outside the Miners’ Hall at Murton, County Durham in 1918.
Replica tank outside the Miners’ Hall at Murton, County Durham in 1918. Image from Durham County Record Office

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… delighted to have the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund for this important commemorative project. Everyone with … tool, and it will give people the chance to discover what life was like during the First World War and how County … tool, and it will give people the chance to discover what life was like during the First World War and how County …

Craven remembers

Bradford Pals at Raikes Camp
The Bradford Pals at Raikes Road training camp in Skipton. (Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs K. Ellwood, Mrs V. Rowley, and North Yorkshire County Council, Skipton Library.)

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… ancestors, and representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be there to advise groups on funding support. … ancestors, and representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be there to advise groups on funding support. … from all over the district the opportunity to discover what life was like in Craven 100 years ago. … Craven remembers …

Welsh Pride – Celebrating LGBT Heritage in Wales

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… Centre has been awarded £49,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project that will research the history of gay, … LGBT people. We hope that the next year will help us map what events are taking place in Wales, so that we can build … LGBT people. We hope that the next year will help us map what events are taking place in Wales, so that we can build …

Tailored Stories: Lottery grant to uncover history of London’s iconic Savile Row

A Savile Row tailor at work
A Savile Row tailor at work

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… masculine style, and has been for over two centuries’. But what of the tailors, seamstresses and other workers in the … sweatshops in Soho. Sue Bowers, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund London, said: “In the week that sees men’s fashion take … masculine style, and has been for over two centuries’. But what of the tailors, seamstresses and other workers in the …

Iconic viaduct to be restored thanks to National Lottery money

Falling Sands Viaduct

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… Lottery money 25/03/2019 The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust … stories to life so that our visitors get a real sense of what life was like for the Victorians who built the line, and … stories to life so that our visitors get a real sense of what life was like for the Victorians who built the line, and …

Final weeks to apply for Dynamic Collections grants

The inside of the PItt Rivers Museum, a large open indoor space with exhibition cases
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

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… and Archives Policy at The National Lottery Heritage Fund Our lead on museums, libraries and archives reflects on … Credit: Compton Verney, photography by Jamie Woodley So what’s next for our support for collections? We know that … 2023. Read more about the Dynamic Collections campaign and what we are looking for in a good collections project. Get in …

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