Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines

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HSL102, a former air-sea rescue launch is to get new engines Pic - PNBPT

HSL102, one of two historic World War II rescue boats owned by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT), is to be given a new lease of life with … [Read more...]








Old St Helen’s church in Hastings gets conservation grant

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Old St Helen's church at Ore, Hastings - Pic HLF

The Old St Helen's church at Ore, Hastings is set to be protected thanks to a £470,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Abandoned in 1869, … [Read more...]








Damned un-English submarine gets award

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The official title for this class was HM Submarine Torpedo Boat, followed by a number. - Pic Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Damned un-English submarine joins other British engineering wonders, including the Thames Barrier, for its part in technological innovation over 111 … [Read more...]








£2m makeover for John Rennie built Lune Aqueduct

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Around £2m will be spent on the project to restore the viaduct

The Lune Aqueduct has been awarded  a £1million grant to help restore the 200 year old Grade I listed structure. The grant by the Heritage … [Read more...]








Regal Cinema in Tenbury gets £680,000 grant

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Painted mural by George Legge - a ‘trompe l’oeil’. Pic HLF

The Regal Cinema in Tenbury, Worcestershire, is to receive a grant to help conserve the Grade II building. Over £680,000 has been awarded by the … [Read more...]








Historic Font to Remain at Draycott

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An intricate carving depicting one of the four ages of man

The Victorian Society has welcomed a decision by one of the highest courts in the Church of England to prevent a Somerset parish selling a font out of … [Read more...]








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