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20 Years of Heritage Lottery Funding

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, June 19, 2015 — Culture

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Marking Heritage Lottery Fund’s research released today into the impact of its biggest projects over the last 20 years,  its Head of Research and Evaluation Gareth Maeer  looks back at how the heritage landscape has evolved in the past two decades. Thanks to National Lottery players, HLF has been able to make awards of more than £5m…
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Virtual Reality & Museums

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, — Culture

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and Sir David Attenborough trying out the latest virtual reality
Today’s blog comes from Sir Michael Dixon, the Director of the Natural History Museum in London, who dons his virtual reality headset to take us on a 3-D journey through Sir David Attenborough’s First Life. Today saw the premiere of David Attenborough’s First Life at the Natural History Museum, a virtual reality dive through the ancient oceans…
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Waterloo 200 Fashion

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, June 18, 2015 — Culture

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On the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Kirsty Hassard from the Victoria & Albert museum writes about the glittering Duchess of Richmond’s Ball and how women’s fashion was affected by the Napoleonic Wars.   Held in Brussels prior to the Battle of Waterloo, on 15th June 1815, the Duchess of Richmond’s ball is…
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A great way to see the UK

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, May 22, 2015 — Tourism

May Bank Holiday Week Blog from Nick Lomas, Director General of The Caravan Club The great British outdoors gives us so much fun, exhilaration and enjoyment. So as we plan our May Bank Holiday weekend, and for many the half-term week as well, it’s worth considering the freedom that caravanning offers.  If you had to…
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Pushing the boundaries of heritage

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, May 20, 2015 — National Lottery

As the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announces almost £100million of National Lottery funding to transform nine major heritage sites across the UK, the Fund’s new Chair Sir Peter Luff explains why he is particularly pleased that five are dedicated to our rich scientific and industrial heritage. When I told people about my new appointment as…
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Museums at Night returns!

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, May 14, 2015 — Culture

Culture24 Campaign Officer

Ashmolean Museum exterior landscape (c) Toby Mather
Museums at Night, the UK’s after-hours festival of arts, culture and heritage, kicked off last night and will run until Saturday 16 May. 471 museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites are taking part by throwing their doors open after hours, and offering an incredible range of exciting events. Designed to encourage new audiences into…
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Angel Awards for saving local heritage

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, March 26, 2015 — Culture

Historian and author

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Historian Bettany Hughes, celebrates the everyday heroes who rescue our heritage and how they’re recognised through the Angel Awards. Since I first started judging the Angel Awards in 2011, their inaugural year, I have been introduced to some truly inspirational restoration projects right across the country. As a species we should never live in the…
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Ending the shock that can come with stolen mobiles

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, March 22, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

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Have you got a mobile? Mobile phone, that is. The question is almost rhetorical actually, as the latest figures reveal that 93 per cent of UK adults own one and that in total there are more than 80 million of them in this country alone. So if you lose it when you’re out – and…
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The battle of Neuve Chapelle remembered

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, March 10, 2015 — First World War

The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Equalities at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 9 April 2014.

In 2015 there are few reasons to stop at the French village of Neuve Chapelle. Visitors who do make it this far are usually looking for one thing – the war memorial that stands at the edge of town. Such memorials are not uncommon in this part of the world. They dot the landscape from…
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International Women’s Day

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, March 8, 2015 — Uncategorized

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Marking International Women’s Day, UK Music CEO Jo Dipple looks at the challenges women face today at the top of business and leading organisations. I grew up working in a male-orientated work environment, forging my career at the heart of the newspaper industry and government before joining UK Music, where I work representing music organisations…
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