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£26.5million to restore UK’s cemeteries and parks

Macchetta Chapel at the Grade I registered Brompton Cemetery

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… £26.5million to restore UK’s cemeteries and parks 08/01/2014 The Grade I registered Brompton Cemetery … to receive funding through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund’s Parks for People programme and is … also offer huge untapped potential and we’re delighted now to include them specifically in this programme.” Brompton …

Safeguarding one of Britain’s most important canals for wildlife

Church Bridge near Thornton

News

… Yorkshire Council; the Pocklington Canal Amenity Society; and Natural England has been awarded development funding of … scheme, involving a number of partners, aims to improve and safeguard the Pocklington Canal for future generations. … Having been awarded a first-round pass, the project now has up to two years to submit fully developed proposals …

10 things to do this Black History Month

Eric Lynch, Educator and Activist, leads a tour of Liverpool as part of the Continuing the Journey project
Eric Lynch, Educator and Activist, leads a tour of Liverpool as part of the Continuing the Journey project

News

… things to do this Black History Month Eric Lynch, Educator and Activist, leads a tour of Liverpool as part of the … Month with talks, exhibitions, workshops, performances and tours. There’s so much going on that we thought we’d … of the Jamaica Hidden Histories; Sugar was King exhibition now open at the New Art Exchange, Nottingham. Alongside …

Digital Skills for Heritage receives funding boost

Josie Fraser

Blogs

… Skills for Heritage is designed to raise digital skills and confidence across the whole UK heritage sector. So far, … working in heritage through online training, workshops and other activities . This has included representatives from … on behalf of DCMS. Applications to the fund are open now. Kickstart your recovery with grants from £10,000 up to …

LGBTQ+ histories: where do you feel safe to be yourself?

Liz Ellis, Cynghorydd Polisi Cymunedau ac Amrywiaeth CDL  
Liz Ellis, Cynghorydd Polisi Cymunedau ac Amrywiaeth CDL  

Blogs

… CDL   05/02/2018 Liz Ellis, HLF Policy Advisor Communities and Diversity Liz Ellis explains that feeling safe to be … of heritage through local places. Sharing the memories and stories of people who shaped our world is as important as … musician and music critic, his bedroom and music room have now been restored to contain the books, photographs and music …

Digital Skills for Heritage – meeting the coronavirus (COVID-19) challenge

Josie Fraser

Blogs

… how we will help organisations face the current crisis and beyond through our digital skills initiative.   We …  has made the need for organisations to understand and make use of digital more pressing than ever before.   … all organisations who work in heritage to register now for   the Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage …

Exploring Romani art and decorating a traditional wagon

A person painting a colourful design on a wagon

Projects

… Exploring Romani art and decorating a traditional wagon Young Roots Date awarded … Culture) Award Given £36000 Luton Cultural Services Trust and a youth group purchased and decorated a traditional … resource for schools. The beautifully decorated vardo is now on permanent display at Stockwood Park. … Luton Cultural …

The Right Track

Young people kayaking

Projects

… activities whilst exploring the importance of railway and mining heritage in the North East. Volunteers … find out how these industries had affected local wildlife and landscapes. They also learnt how to navigate the River … that: "I used to hate nature and spiders scared me but now I have seen new things, I have changed my mind and would …

100 years of the Women's Institute in the Isle of Ely

Two people look at the travelling exhibition at Ely Library
The travelling exhibition at Ely Library

Projects

… ago, the WI has greatly influenced the lives of women and their families in the rural communities of the Isle of Ely. This project researched the history and development of the local WIs, involving members and … for the safe and accessible storage of Federation records, now held at the Wisbech Museum. The first of its kind for WIs …

George Elmy Heritage Project

Five men stand in a life boat ready to be launched
Seaham lifeboat

Projects

… project sought to return the lifeboat to its former glory and use it to learn about their local heritage. The Royal … coble in distress, five lifeboat crew, three fishermen and a nine-year old boy died within a boat’s length of the … project has driven the group on to bigger things and they now occupy permanent premises in the Seaham Harbour Marina, …

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