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Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery Fund support

News

… Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery … near the company whose former site lies under what is now Gloucester Quays Shopping Centre. They will learn how to … the story of the company to life. These memories will then be preserved at Gloucestershire Archives and there will …

Saving Edinburgh's Botanic Cottage

Sutherland Forsyth sitting in front of the Cottage
Sutherland Forsyth in front of the Botanic Cottage

Blogs

… of what can be achieved when organisations, individuals and funders all work together to give our heritage a new … of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), on what is now Leith Walk, one of Edinburgh’s busiest thoroughfares. The … each quoin stone, keystone, roof truss and beam numbered, then moved across the city to the current home of the Royal …

Talking Turf: preserving a rural way of life

Participants in the project handle the turf
Participants in the project handle the turf

Blogs

… is it I hear you ask? It’s the top layer of grass, roots and soil that we walk over everyday.  This everyday surface … turf cutter – nick-named the turfasaurus), these will then be trimmed and shaped using saws and spades. Then it’s a … of this great sustainable building material (which we are now covered in). Having built something real and beautiful, …

Community to remember organic farming pioneer

News

… one of England’s oldest organically-managed farms and the country’s first commercial yoghurt producer. After … to continue as a working farm and educational resource. Now a People’s Heritage project will train teams of … methods that are more widely accepted today but were then novel and experimental. Arthur’s work included …

New £4m National Lottery investment in First World War Centenary

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… focus is perhaps a reflection of the War’s significance and lasting legacy, one that continues to be felt right … particularly the Small Arms factory in Small Heath. Now, we are making more money available for communities … £4million is now available through our First World War: then and now programme which offers grants from £3,000 to …

Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 5 funding: Answering The Sector's Digital Questions

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… to medium-sized heritage organisation’s most pressing and frequently asked digital questions. Important The Digital Skills for Heritage Tranche 5 funding is now closed to new applications. Explore our available funding … account. From the pull-down menu select £10,000-£250,000. Then choose 'Start full application'. Please note there is no …

Edinburgh's Botanic Cottage reopens

Architect drawings for the rebuilt Botanic Cottage
Architect drawings for the rebuilt Botanic Cottage

News

… the 18th-century cottage has undergone a wholesale move and a traditional rebuild thanks to players of the National Lottery. It is now set to blossom as a new centre for community and … way until RBGE moved to its present site in the 1820s.  It then became a private dwelling, and more recently, business …

Changing lives: Georgia breaks down barriers

Georgia at work at the National Disability Arts Collection & Archive (NDACA)

Stories

… the work of the disability arts movement to the public (and peers of the realm) has transformed the job landscape for … English degree but with no clear idea of what to do next.  Then she found out about a volunteering opportunity with the … society. That campaign had been run by David Hevey who is now the NDACA’s project director. The Van and Scan project …

Equality Scheme for HLF Northern Ireland

Publications

… due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting good relations … an action plan to promote equality of opportunity and good relations in Northern Ireland. The objective of this … will seek to address any inequalities identified. We are now consulting on our new Equality Action Plan please see the …

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