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Two key Scottish nature sites in charitable ownership for first time in 320 years

TWO islands off Scotland’s east coast are in charitable ownership for the first time in 320 years, in a bid to safeguard their “awe-inspiring”…

The National (Scotland)

Mysterious donor gifts £625k to iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh sites

An anonymous donor has given £625000 to the National Trust for Scotland Mackintosh Illuminated project to preserve Glasgow heritage sites

The National (Scotland)

Inside the £20m plan to restore world-famous London cemetery where George Michael and Karl Marx are buried

One of the most pressing issues the cemetery faces is climate change, but a new Lottery grant will ‘safeguard’ the future of the ‘nationally important’ venue

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Project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House at ‘critical’ stage

The property in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, which was built in the early 1900s, has been badly affected by rain damage.

Evening Standard

Historic pier to be restored after surprise multi-million pound funding

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has plugged a £5.5m gap in the Birnbeck Pier restoration project

The Independent UK

'Modernist gem': Renowned textile designer’s Scottish studio to be restored

A HERITAGE and design consortium has taken the keys to the A-listed studio of a designer who created fabrics for Dior and Chanel, ahead of a major…

The National (Scotland)

Coalition to restore ‘modernist gem’ that was textile designer’s studio

The studio in the Scottish Borders has been on the Buildings at Risk register since 2002.

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Norwich Castle fully reopens after five year closure for £27.5m renovation

Floors of the Norman keep have been restored to their royal glory of 1121

The Independent UK

Heritage groups join forces to save rundown studio owned by former renowned designer

HERITAGE groups have joined forces in a last-ditch bid to save the run-down studio of a renowned textile designer who made the Borders his home ...

The National (Scotland)

Former mill to be restored as hub for heritage and community

A HISTORIC Highland hall is to be restored and act as a hub for heritage and community after a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The National (Scotland)

Towns and cities to benefit from £15.5m investment in access to green spaces

Natural England, National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund have launched a new programme to bring millions of people closer to nature.

Evening Standard

"A truly historic moment for wildlife recovery" - pine marten kits sighted in British national park for first time in a century

The young pine martens have been captured on camera in Dartmoor National Park, following the reintroduction of adult pine martens last year

Advnture

Glass from Guildhall and Bloody Sunday belt go on display to mark new initiative

The Conflict and Legacy Interpretive Network aims to bring together perspectives on Northern Ireland’s conflict and the legacy of the Troubles.

Evening Standard

Living example of pre-war farmland safeguarded for nature

Ulster Wildlife has taken on 90 acres of land at Fedian in Co Fermanagh as its newest nature reserve

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World’s first prisoner of war camp ‘saved for the nation’

The Cambridgeshire site was once home to 7,000 French Prisoners

Evening Standard

Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under field bought from farmer

Norman Cross, the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, is located near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

The Guardian - UK

Politically historic Kingsley Hall in Bristol awarded £4.7m for renovation

Building with links to Labour and Tories earmarked for disadvantaged young people wins National Lottery funding

The National (Scotland)

Protective box around historic Mackintosh house to remain in place until 2028

A steel box built to protect and dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece the Hill House will remain in place until 2028

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Protective box around Rennie Mackintosh house to remain in place until 2028

The Hill House in Helensburgh, which was completed in 1904, has suffered from longstanding damp issues.

The National (Scotland)

Bid to save farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne secures funding

A FARM built by Robert Burns and where he wrote Auld Lang Syne is a step closer to being saved after securing funding ...

The National (Scotland)

New project to restore Scotland’s rivers gets £1.8 million boost

A NEW conservation project that will create and restore river woodlands across Scotland is now underway ...

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Grade II Listed Cinema Destroyed In WWII Blitz Begins Remarkable Restoration‌ ‌

National Picture Theatre in Hull, East Yorks undergoes restoration 80 years after wartime bombing, funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund.‌ ‌

The Guardian - UK

Wales to create its first museum of football with national lottery funding

Museum in Wrexham to feature rare exhibits such as Billy Meredith’s cap and plans to buy private collection

The Independent UK

Seafront lift to be restored thanks to £4.8m National Lottery grant

The Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent, is one of only three remaining, Victorian, water balance cliff lifts left in the country.

Zenger

Cornwall’s Iconic Pepperpot Tower Relocated To Safeguard Against Coastal Erosion

Historic Pepperpot Tower in Cornwall Moved Inland to Prevent Coastal Erosion

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