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Vital £1.8m Lottery funding for Yorkshire and the Humber churches

News

… Vital £1.8m Lottery funding for Yorkshire and the Humber churches 28/01/2013 The grants are offering … 2010, the scheme was jointly funded by HLF and EH. Since then, HLF had provided the majority of the funding to ensure … at Stage One to help work up proposals. This scheme is now closed to new applications.  **Grants for Places of …

Dunkirk Little Ship to set sail again

A model of a boat on water
A model of the Skylark IX floating at Dunkirk shore on the 75th anniversary of Operation Dynamo

News

… going to be rescued thanks to National Lottery funding and the passion of a local community group. The restoration … we set out our vision and gather like-minded people then we would get there in the end.  "Funding from the … us every step of the way and with them and many others, we now can bring our dream to the fore.” Lucy Casot, Head of the …

Changing lives: the circus comes to town for Rosie

Rosie Bristow in circus costume

Stories

… still unexpectedly found herself dressing up as a clown and learning the trapeze. Having completed her English and … to play my accordion on stage for Family La Bonche and then to act as a clown in the show. It was a total baptism of … a second HLF-supported project War Circus which Rosie is now busily exploring. “I am particularly interested in this …

Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project gains Heritage Lottery Fund support

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… 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 …

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