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14 January 2026 UK The Architectural Heritage Fund marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 10 December 2025 UK AHF Publishes Annual Review 2024/25 9 December 2025 Northern Ireland From Covenanters’ Meeting House to Creative Community Venue 11 November 2025 Scotland AHF Grant Lights the Way for Hynish Shore Station Restoration 24 October 2025 UK New Trustees Join The Architectural Heritage Fund 13 October 2025 UK The AHF’s Heritage Impact Fund Reaches £10 Million Milestone in Pioneering Social Investment for Historic Buildings 7 October 2025 England New Funding to Bring Redruth’s Old Market Store Back into Use for Public Benefit 2 October 2025 Wales Supporting the Future of Ynys Enlli’s Built Heritage 27 September 2025 UK Full Steam Ahead! Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Railway Heritage for Railway 200 24 September 2025 England AHF Invites Tenders for an Evaluation Consultant for the Heritage Revival Fund 27 August 2025 UK Vacancy - Philanthropy Manager 26 August 2025 Scotland On the Cutting Edge: Modernist Textile Studio Gets Funding Boost 19 August 2025 Wales New Funding Available to Support Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales in 2025/26 7 August 2025 England Success for 14 AHF-supported Projects in Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund 6 August 2025 England Refurbishment of Historic Cottages to Further Advance the Preservation of The Hall Estate 4 August 2025 England Breathing New Life into a Historic Former Technical School 29 July 2025 England Completion of the Old House Project Marks the Start of a New Era for Former Chapel 28 July 2025 England Strengthening the Resilience of The Ivy House with Support from the Thrive Together Fund 21 July 2025 England An Enterprising New Future for a Landmark Former Church 15 July 2025 England More Grants Awarded to Help Communities Rescue and Repurpose Historic Buildings Across England 14 July 2025 UK The Architectural Heritage Fund Communications/Media Support Brief, 50 Years of Transforming Heritage 8 July 2025 Scotland The Key to Success: Communities across Scotland take ownership of a piece of history 7 July 2025 UK AHF Publishes its 2024/25 Impact Report 1 July 2025 England Old Wine Warehouse Opens as New Enterprise, Arts and Entertainment Hub for Ramsgate 19 June 2025 Scotland AHF Grant Keeps the Wheel Turning on the Mill of Benholm Revival 12 June 2025 Northern Ireland Architectural Heritage Fund Announces Six New Village Catalyst Grants 4 June 2025 Northern Ireland Culmore Fort is now finally rescued and ready for reuse 30 May 2025 England Still Making Waves at 90 – Jubilee Pool Celebrates Milestone Anniversary 29 May 2025 England Step Right Up! Great Yarmouth Ice House Opens Following Major Transformation 27 May 2025 Scotland A Novel Approach for Coulter’s Rare Rural Library Building 19 May 2025 England From Public Baths to a Multi-use Hub for the Community: Supporting the Revival of Jacobs Wells Baths 9 May 2025 UK AHF is seeking to appoint two new trustees, including a Chair of Credit Panel 1 May 2025 Scotland Sails, Saints and Shops: Fresh Hope for the Future of Three Distinctive Scottish Historic Buildings 24 April 2025 England Securing A Stable Future for Delapré Abbey 14 April 2025 Scotland AHF and Historic Environment Scotland announce £2 million partnership funding boost to support the sustainable community re-use of Scotland’s historic buildings 7 April 2025 England New Visitor Centre Opens at Kiplin Hall, Securing a Sustainable Future for the 400-year-old Building 2 April 2025 England £5 million Heritage Revival Fund announced to breathe new life into historic buildings across England 1 April 2025 Wales New capital grants awarded in Wales to help progress two important projects 21 March 2025 Northern Ireland AHF announces new support for heritage regeneration projects in Belfast 5 March 2025 England Happy St Piran’s Day! AHF announces further support for Art Centre Penryn 20 February 2025 UK Grants awarded to support projects by Heritage Development Trusts 3 February 2025 Scotland New plans for Hawick’s former Liberal Club to address local need for affordable housing 29 January 2025 England Redruth’s Buttermarket Reopens as a Vibrant Cultural and Community Hub 24 January 2025 Scotland The Poet’s Choice – Securing the Future of Ellisland Farm 14 January 2025 England Significant funding brings new hope for the future of AHF-supported historic gems 7 January 2025 UK Success for 15 AHF-supported projects in the final round of the Community Ownership Fund 6 January 2025 UK Architectural Heritage Fund renews commitments to the IVAR Flexible Funder initiative 19 December 2024 Northern Ireland A place to call home - AHF supports affordable housing in historic building for people affected by homelessness 17 December 2024 England The Poltimore Phoenix 13 December 2024 England Re-Form Heritage partner with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to help regenerate historic buildings and conserve the city’s heritage 11 December 2024 UK Investing in the Future of Heritage 28 November 2024 Scotland Former School to Provide a New Home for Recovery Scotland’s Vital Support Services 4 November 2024 England AHF Grants Support for Community Arts Venue in Vacant High Street Building 29 October 2024 Wales Iconic Welsh Market Hall Reopens Following Full Repair and Refurbishment 23 October 2024 England A New Start for Old Yew Tree Cottage 10 October 2024 Scotland Creating new custom community spaces for historic Leith Custom House 8 October 2024 England Securing a Long-term Future for the Old Deptford Library 4 October 2024 England Booked and Busy – Liskeard Library Thriving with Community Activity One Year After Reopening 2 October 2024 Northern Ireland Grant Funding for Community-led Heritage Regeneration Projects in Northern Ireland 23 September 2024 UK Introducing the AHF’s New Head of Grants, Riona McMorrow 20 September 2024 UK AHF Publishes its 2023/24 Impact Report 17 September 2024 England Celebrating the AHF’s Transforming Places through Heritage Programme 10 September 2024 Scotland “Small amounts of money very carefully targeted… that grows all this really big scale impact.” AHF Publishes Scotland Programmes Evaluation Report 3 September 2024 Wales Further Funding Awarded for Project to Save Former Church for Community Use 23 August 2024 UK Case Study Report Informs new Heritage Development Trust Programme 22 August 2024 England Read All About It! The Regeneration of the Observer Building, Hastings 20 August 2024 England One Year On – The Bridgwater Energise Project 15 August 2024 England The stage is set for a new era at Gorleston Pavilion Theatre 12 August 2024 Scotland From Burnt-out Shell to Community Workspace and Youth Hub: Old School Thornhill Reopens Following Transformation 7 August 2024 England Ingrams Yard - A New Creative and Community Hub for Ventnor 31 July 2024 Scotland Six historic buildings in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire pass into community ownership protecting and revitalising historic harbour for future generations 22 July 2024 UK New Trustees Join The Architectural Heritage Fund 16 July 2024 England Work Begins on Project to Create the UK’s First Community-Run Shopping Centre 9 July 2024 England Iconic Keelmen’s Hospital set for new future 2 July 2024 Scotland From Church to Cultarlann: AHF supports creation of Scotland’s first Gaelic Cultural Centre 26 June 2024 Wales Affordable Housing in Beloved Historic Chapel 5 June 2024 Wales Restoration of iconic Temperance Hall set to bring new lease of life to Haverfordwest High Street 5 June 2024 Wales Adnewyddu Neuadd Ddirwest eiconig i adfywio Stryd Fawr Hwlffordd 3 June 2024 UK Vacancy - Head of Grants 21 May 2024 Northern Ireland AHF Grant Grist to the Mill for Belfast Cooperatives 13 May 2024 England ACEd it! Seven AHF-supported Projects Secure Funding from Arts Council England 29 April 2024 Scotland Splashing News! AHF Grants Support for the Restoration of Tarlair Pool and Changing Rooms 25 April 2024 UK AHF is seeking a Chair for its Audit and Risk Committee and new trustees 16 April 2024 England Making Full Use of Fulham Palace 11 April 2024 England New Grants Awarded to Transform Historic High Streets in England 25 March 2024 UK Eleven AHF-supported Projects Celebrate Community Ownership Fund Success 19 March 2024 Wales The Final Puzzle Piece! Bringing Vacant Spaces at Hay Castle Back into Productive Use 13 March 2024 England Bourne Town Hall - A Place for the Whole Community 6 March 2024 Scotland Getting the Band Back Together! AHF Supports New Plans for the Regeneration of Girvan Bandstand 3 March 2024 UK When Wildlife Meets Heritage! The Importance of Factoring Bat Surveys into Project Planning 6 February 2024 Scotland From Mills to Mansions: AHF investment helps projects come to life! 25 January 2024 UK Vacancy - Investment and Programmes Assistant 25 January 2024 Northern Ireland Vacancy - Support Officer Northern Ireland 22 January 2024 England Shaping a Golden Future for a Disused 500-year-old Building 8 January 2024 England Leigh Spinners Mill Secures Support From the Thrive Together Fund 21 December 2023 Scotland Creating a Multi-use Community Facility for a Rapidly Growing Town 19 December 2023 Scotland An Early Christmas Present! Funding Secured to Bring the Broadway Cinema into Community Ownership 18 December 2023 UK AHF Publishes its 2020-23 Impact Report 12 December 2023 UK UK towns and cities get £5 million funding boost to help bring disused historic buildings back to life 4 December 2023 England AHF Publishes the Final Report on its Transforming Places through Heritage Programme 29 November 2023 England Adapting Listed Buildings to Provide More Support for Autistic People 21 November 2023 Northern Ireland Murphy’s on Main Street Opens to the Local Community 25 October 2023 UK AHF Invites Tenders for Communications/Media Support 24 October 2023 England Turning Over a New Page – Liskeard Library Re-opens Following Renovation 19 October 2023 England AHF Grants Support for Community-owned Housing in Historic Buildings 18 October 2023 Scotland AHF Supports First Steps to Preserve a Remarkable ‘Time Capsule’ 3 October 2023 UK Success for Eight Additional AHF-supported Projects in the Latest Community Ownership Fund Round 28 September 2023 England AHF Loan Investment Helps to Secure the Future of Important Medieval Palace Complex 26 September 2023 England Fantastic News for Five AHF-supported Projects as National Lottery Heritage Fund Announces New Grant Awards 21 September 2023 Northern Ireland Turf Shed to Form Fun, Flexible Space at Lissan House 24 August 2023 England Bringing a Historic Village Pub into Community Ownership 22 August 2023 Scotland Silverburn Flax Mill Project Reaches Significant Milestone 8 August 2023 UK Celebrating the Success of Building Preservation Trusts 1 August 2023 England Celebrating Yorkshire Day with AHF-supported Projects in the UK City of Culture 2025 27 July 2023 Northern Ireland Renewed Partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation Unlocks Further Support for Projects in Northern Ireland 20 July 2023 England Rescued from Ruin - Sheerness Dockyard Church Re-opens to the Public Following Completion of Restoration Project 18 July 2023 UK Hitting the jackpot! AHF-supported Projects Secure Funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund 11 July 2023 Scotland From ‘Tartan Kirk’ to Town Heritage: AHF supports developing plans for Campbeltown Heritage Centre 10 July 2023 England Further Support for Projects in England, Thanks to Renewed Partnership with the Pilgrim Trust 7 July 2023 Wales Breathing New Life and Creativity into a Disused Department Store 6 July 2023 UK Community Ownership Fund Success for Eleven AHF-Supported Projects 4 July 2023 England New £6m Fund Partnership Set to Increase the Availability of Finance to Smaller Charities and Social Enterprises 20 June 2023 UK AHF Invites Tenders for an External Evaluation Consultant for the Heritage Development Trusts Programme 8 June 2023 Scotland Kilmarnock Community Climbs to Historic Heights as Above Adventure Officially Opens for Business 5 June 2023 Wales Welcome to Wrexham! Bringing a Former Miners Rescue Station Back to Life for Community Use 31 May 2023 UK AHF Publishes Heritage Transformed in Wales and Northern Ireland Report 24 May 2023 UK Empowering people and places - £5 million funding boost for new Heritage Development Trusts to revive unused historic buildings across the UK 24 May 2023 UK Grymuso pobl a lleoedd - Hwb ariannol o £5 miliwn ar gyfer Ymddiriedolaethau Datblygu Treftadaeth newydd i adfywio adeiladau hanesyddol segur ar draws y DU 23 May 2023 UK London Festival of Architecture Event - Can community ownership of heritage assets help bring communities together? 22 May 2023 UK AHF Publishes New Five-Year Strategy for 2023-28 15 May 2023 UK Vacancy - Evaluation & Data Officer 15 May 2023 Northern Ireland Heritage Regeneration Projects in Derry Receive AHF Support 27 April 2023 Northern Ireland Nine NI Rural Villages Receive Village Catalyst Support 20 April 2023 Northern Ireland The Reel Thing! Reviving the only listed Art Deco cinema in Northern Ireland 18 April 2023 UK From Civic to Community Buildings: Helping to Renew the Heart of the Town 14 April 2023 England New Grants Programme for Historic Building Projects in England 30 March 2023 England New Funding Available for Projects in England, Thanks to Partnership with Historic England 29 March 2023 Northern Ireland Riddel’s Warehouse Project Receives Funding Boost 28 March 2023 Scotland Training for the Future: A Sustainable New Use for the Former Offices of Historic Locomotive Works 21 March 2023 England Final Round of Grants Awarded through the Transforming Places through Heritage Programme 6 March 2023 Wales Dark Skies, Bright Future – How Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales are Encouraging Interest in the Night Sky 27 February 2023 Northern Ireland AHF Supports New Plans for the Chichester Club Building in Castledawson 22 February 2023 Scotland Extension of the William Grant Foundation Tailored Support Fund 7 February 2023 UK AHF Launches Bi-monthly Newsletter 24 January 2023 Scotland Full Circle - Bringing Baldovie House Back to Community, Training and Enterprise Use 18 January 2023 Northern Ireland Chandler's House Officially Reopens 18 January 2023 Wales New AHF Trustee for Wales 22 December 2022 England A New Life for Deconsecrated Churches in England 21 December 2022 Northern Ireland New Research into the Potential for Place-based Heritage Regeneration in Northern Ireland 20 December 2022 England Further Grants Awarded to Help Transform Historic High Streets in England 19 December 2022 UK Happy Hanukkah! Celebrating the Reuse and Restoration of Historic Synagogues across the UK 15 December 2022 Scotland A-listed Port House Reopens as a Community Resource Centre 12 December 2022 UK Six Additional AHF-supported Projects Awarded Funding Through the Community Ownership Fund 21 November 2022 UK Renovating New Galloway Town Hall to enable continued community use 20 October 2022 Northern Ireland More funding available for community-led regeneration projects in villages 19 October 2022 Northern Ireland Village Catalyst Grant awarded to secure community use for Ulster Bank 17 October 2022 England Landmark Building in Bacup Reopens as Co-working Space and Housing for Young Homeless People 5 October 2022 Wales AHF seeks new trustee to represent Wales | Rydym ni’n chwilio am ymddiriedolwr newydd i gynrychioli Cymru 29 September 2022 Wales Written in the Stars – Grant Award for Astronomical Observatory 21 September 2022 England Delivering skills training and generating employment growth through heritage regeneration 30 August 2022 England Pugin Studios - a ‘Curiously Creative’ space 16 August 2022 UK What’s it like on the frontline of heritage? New UK Heritage Pulse survey is seeking feedback from across the sector 9 August 2022 UK A new chapter for historic libraries 4 August 2022 Wales Wales Funding Announcement 2022-23 1 August 2022 UK Introducing the AHF’s new Chair, Ros Kerslake CBE 28 July 2022 UK AHF’s new Head of Investment, Asha Karbhari 26 July 2022 Scotland Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! Funding awarded to revitalise historic Scottish harbour buildings 14 July 2022 Scotland Scotland’s Unique Ukrainian Chapel now Wind and Watertight 6 July 2022 England At Home in the Potteries - Harper Street Opens to the Public 1 July 2022 Scotland Former school to be transformed into exciting Activity Centre and hostel in Dalbeattie 22 June 2022 England AHF publishes its progress report for the Heritage Development Trust Programme 16 June 2022 England Grants awarded to transform historic buildings in Cornwall into thriving creative centres 15 June 2022 UK Celebrating Beer Day Britain with community-owned pubs – it’s not just about beer here! 1 June 2022 UK Eight AHF-supported projects awarded funding through the government’s Community Ownership Fund 30 May 2022 UK AHF - Investment Manager Vacancy 27 May 2022 UK AHF publishes its 2021/22 Impact Report 24 May 2022 Wales Room at the inn – new grant awarded to help make Braich Goch a ‘home from home’ for young people of refugee and migrant backgrounds 16 May 2022 UK The AHF is looking for a new Chair! 9 May 2022 Northern Ireland Village Catalyst features on BBC Home Ground 29 April 2022 UK Working towards more inclusive social investment - AHF signs the Diversity Forum’s Manifesto 2.0 26 April 2022 UK New grants awarded to support a range of exciting community-led heritage regeneration projects across the UK 12 April 2022 England Get set, cycle! Station South officially reopens as a new destination cycle café and community space 1 April 2022 UK A wheelie good decision! New grant awarded to create the UK’s first Wheelie Bin Museum 23 March 2022 England Nurturing creativity - funding awarded to transform historic buildings into new arts and cultural hubs in England 15 March 2022 Scotland Renewed partnership between AHF and Historic Environment Scotland to support community access to early-stage heritage regeneration funding 10 March 2022 England Expanding the horizons of The Leeds Library 4 March 2022 England Funding secured for project to help save suffragette’s former home, Dorset Hall 28 February 2022 England Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration draws one step closer to reality with exciting new milestone 23 February 2022 UK Architectural Heritage Fund renews IVAR Flexible Funder Commitments 18 February 2022 Northern Ireland £4.2m Innovative Village Catalyst programme launched at Caledon Woolstore 14 February 2022 Scotland Bannockburn House volunteers win the battle to keep community spirit alive! 10 February 2022 Scotland Bringing the Burgh Hall back to life 25 January 2022 Wales Pretty in pink – Charming chapel sparks new hope for Cilycwm community 6 January 2022 UK Meet our new trustees! 24 December 2021 UK AHF office closed for Christmas 16 December 2021 Scotland Christmas Post! Plockton community’s bid to retain use of former Post Office as a community space 9 December 2021 England The Buttermarket, an aspiring cultural and community hub, is among a diverse range of projects awarded funding in England 8 December 2021 England Transforming Places through Heritage – report on two years of grant-making 18 November 2021 England ‘A beautiful cottage [where] I might write all these visions…’: Restoration of Sussex cottage to celebrate the life of William Blake 16 November 2021 Northern Ireland Funding available! Planting the seeds for future village revival projects 4 November 2021 England Mystery solved – saving Agatha Christie’s favourite cinema 29 October 2021 UK The AHF’s commitment to tackling climate change 18 October 2021 Scotland A song for success – new plans for Ellisland Farmhouse Museum to honour renowned poet, Robert Burns 11 October 2021 Scotland An impressive FEAT! Silverburn Flax Mill progresses into the next stage of regeneration 7 October 2021 UK We are seeking two new trustees! 5 October 2021 Northern Ireland Chandler's House renovation to revitalise Rathfriland’s village square 30 September 2021 Wales New Grants awarded during Trustee visit to Wales 27 September 2021 Northern Ireland Breathing new life into Seskinore Forest 20 September 2021 UK Watch this space - new hope for the future of Cullercoats Watch House 9 September 2021 UK AHF publishes EDI vision statement and commitments 1 September 2021 England Restoration and reuse of historic Grimsby Smokehouse commences 9 August 2021 Northern Ireland New Life for the Old Market House, Bangor 29 July 2021 UK One of the last remaining historic buildings in Nursling to be brought back to life 21 July 2021 Scotland Collective takes on Observatory House to expand their offering into the hospitality sector 20 July 2021 UK Historic fire station in Stratford, London set to become creative studios 13 July 2021 UK Wales Funding Announcement 2021-22 12 July 2021 UK £100,000 awarded to help transform Ryde’s historic buildings 7 July 2021 UK AHF Projects Win at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2021 Awards 22 June 2021 UK Government minister celebrates restoration of Great Yarmouth’s historic buildings 9 June 2021 England Petersfield Museum reopens after major redevelopment 7 June 2021 England Assemble Studio awarded grant for Spitalfields project 4 June 2021 England AHF-supported projects celebrate Volunteers’ Week with ministerial visit 26 May 2021 UK AHF 2020/21 Impact Report 19 May 2021 Wales New grant funding to community-led heritage projects in Wales 28 April 2021 England Additional Heritage Development Trusts awards announced: 27 April 2021 England Celebrating the completion of Hat Works Creative Workspace, Luton 19 April 2021 England Final piece of the puzzle for Bootle charity 15 April 2021 Northern Ireland Covid Recovery funding boosts renewal projects across Northern Ireland 31 March 2021 Scotland Back to School: Inverness Creative Academy prepares to graduate with flying colours! 29 March 2021 England AHF backs the Old House Project in delivering conservation education 23 March 2021 UK Heritage Trade Up programme - calling leaders of heritage organisations across the UK! 22 March 2021 UK AHF publishes its updated Environmental Policy 12 March 2021 UK Architectural Heritage Fund signs IVAR Flexible Funder Commitments 11 March 2021 England Recovery of high streets in coastal towns to be tracked following pandemic 5 March 2021 England Transforming Places through Heritage – report on the first year of grant-making 26 February 2021 England Neglected medieval building bought back to life in Bury St Edmunds Town Centre 19 February 2021 England Culture Recovery Grants will support new business plans for heritage sites impacted by COVID-19 25 January 2021 England Grizedale Arts takes groundbreaking steps to restore Cumbria's historic Farmer’s Arms Inn 13 January 2021 Wales Iconic Gothic Welsh Market Hall Revamped with AHF Support 7 January 2021 Northern Ireland AHF grants new funding to NI health, well-being and community charities 3 January 2021 Scotland AHF supports Community Heritage Asset Transfers in Dumfries and Galloway 21 December 2020 England Ten projects supported to breathe new life into high streets and town centres 8 December 2020 UK The reel thing! AHF supports the revival of two iconic cinemas 23 November 2020 UK Redevelopment of former church into a multi-use community hub in Salford 18 November 2020 UK AHF partners with Fit for the Future 17 November 2020 Northern Ireland Heritage Transformed bolstered in Northern Ireland 20 October 2020 England Banana Enterprise Network secures funding for feasibility study 15 October 2020 UK Village Catalyst Pilot Projects Captured on Film 14 October 2020 Scotland New life for former Port House of Jedburgh to be restored to former glory 13 October 2020 England Six high street heritage projects receive funding boost 9 October 2020 England Architectural Heritage Fund awarded Cultural Recovery Funding 2 October 2020 Scotland Supporting community ownership in the Historic Heart of Dumfries 30 September 2020 UK AHF introduces its first Evaluation Strategy 7 September 2020 UK Heritage Funding Directory Revitalised! 1 September 2020 England Restoration work begins on Coventry's medieval cottages 28 August 2020 UK Relevance of plans for Riddel's Warehouse re-tested 26 August 2020 UK Momentum builds for Mustard Seed Property with Community Shares Booster Grant 19 August 2020 Northern Ireland Banking on bringing life back to village square 6 August 2020 Northern Ireland Village Catalyst Projects receive AHF support 5 August 2020 England Willow Court Farmhouse, Droitwich ‘Safe as Houses’ project receives lottery backing 28 July 2020 England Bridging Art and Architecture: AHF invests in new future for the House of Illustration 18 July 2020 UK Heritage Impact Fund (HIF) makes £5m of impact investment offers 17 July 2020 Northern Ireland New uses for Northern Ireland's oldest surviving synagogue 17 July 2020 England Five Transformational Project Grants Awarded to get High Streets and Town Centres in England Thriving 2 July 2020 England Music to our ears: New lease of life to historic EMI Records pressing plant 5 June 2020 UK Joint Heritage Sector Statement on Climate Change 5 May 2020 UK Support for community-led heritage regeneration in Northern Ireland and Wales 29 April 2020 England White Rock Neighbourhood Ventures @ Observer Building 7 April 2020 Scotland Supporting the present and future of community-led heritage regeneration projects in Scotland 9 March 2020 England AHF act as key partner to the Clevedon Pier and Heritage Trust 24 February 2020 England Community Shares Fund gets £600k boost from the AHF to help save threatened high street buildings in England 14 February 2020 England New programme of advice and support for groups delivering heritage projects on high streets and town centres announced! 31 January 2020 Northern Ireland Riddel's Warehouse set to benefit from Community Benefit Society 16 January 2020 England New Grants Awarded to Regenerate & Revitalise English High Streets & Town Centres 15 January 2020 England Funding secured to transform historic Islington Mill into 21st century community art space 23 December 2019 Scotland Grants of over £110,000 awarded to historic buildings across Scotland 5 December 2019 England Pole position for the Silverstone Heritage Experience Centre 20 November 2019 Scotland New life for Old School Thornhill as local community takes ownership! 20 November 2019 England Earliest surviving secular building in High Wycombe to return to its hospitality roots 6 November 2019 England A landmark building in Bacup town centre is to be transformed and preserved for future generations to use 5 November 2019 England Historic community pub in London set to inspire others 1 November 2019 Wales Nyth creadigol newydd i blant a phobl ifanc ym Mangor 22 October 2019 Northern Ireland AHF helps test viability of Transitions Centre for ex-offenders 4 October 2019 England First grants of more than half a million pounds awarded to social enterprises & charities to transform English town centres and high streets 1 October 2019 Scotland AHF invests in Scotland’s small town landmark buildings 26 September 2019 England Social Investment partners join forces to provide capacity-building support for heritage organisations 2 September 2019 England AHF launches Heritage Development Trust Pilot grant 13 August 2019 England Haven is once again restored as a Community Hub on Southend's High Street 26 July 2019 England Jubilee Pool's Grand Re-opening! 19 July 2019 England Restored sections of renowned Southbank Undercroft Skate Space to open July 20th 1 July 2019 England New £15m fund for social enterprises and charities to transform high streets using historic buildings 3 June 2019 Northern Ireland Department for Communities contributes to the Heritage Impact Fund 18 May 2019 England AHF to help social enterprises and charities transform high streets and town centres through new funding 2 May 2019 UK AHF book release - Championing the power of creativity and community 10 April 2019 Wales AHF Supports Community Asset Transfer in Cardiff 19 March 2019 England Future Wolverton's Old School Guest House and Community Hub opens for business! 7 March 2019 England Lottery success for three projects supported in their early phase by the AHF 6 March 2019 UK Civic Awards 2019 6 March 2019 Northern Ireland Growing Community Enterprise Through Heritage - support officer and grants programme 1 March 2019 Northern Ireland Caledon Wool Store in County Tyrone awarded grant for nursery conversion 15 February 2019 England AHF support of Beonna helps rejuvenate local community 14 February 2019 UK New £7m loan and social investment fund to secure the future of the UK’s historic buildings 6 February 2019 UK AHF funded projects feature in the 2019 MacEwen Awards 4 February 2019 Northern Ireland Shankill community benefits from AHF grant 2 January 2019 England AHF grant for former Bradford department store 20 December 2018 England HLF award for Cleveland Pools, Bath 19 December 2018 England New AHF social investment to support Cambridge Museum of Technology 10 December 2018 England Healthy Living on Gravesend High Street 19 November 2018 UK Heritage Impact Fund - new partnership fund to be launched in early 2019 19 November 2018 England Transforming Jubilee Pool 8 November 2018 Northern Ireland Rural village revival - from tobacconists to well-being hub 8 November 2018 England New learning space to be created in Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone 8 November 2018 Northern Ireland AHF helps to showcase Social Enterprise in Northern Ireland 5 November 2018 Northern Ireland Heritage Angel Awards Northern Ireland shortlist 2018 30 October 2018 England £15m budget boost will help charities and social enterprises transform English high streets through heritage 24 October 2018 England Ring the bells for the Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust! 23 October 2018 Scotland AHF supported projects win at the Heritage Angel Awards Scotland! 23 October 2018 UK Heritage Angel Awards Wales Shortlist 2018 17 October 2018 England AHF Supports Plans to regenerate Wellington's historic Tonedale Mill Site 10 October 2018 UK English Heritage Angel Awards Shortlist 2018 5 October 2018 England AHF Invests in two key projects in the Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone 2 October 2018 England AHF funding to help RIO develop a future for Liskeard's historic library 2 October 2018 UK AHF Partnering with Stir to Action's New Economy Programme 24 September 2018 Scotland Newly established community group supported by the AHF 24 September 2018 Scotland Support for Above Adventure's Crowdfunder 21 September 2018 UK South Korea and UK knowledge exchange on heritage assets 20 August 2018 England A little beginning for a big plan for a huge building: the Great Northern Bonded Warehouse, Derby 19 July 2018 Scotland AHF Awards Funding to Support Glasgow Communities reclaim and regenerate their Heritage 13 July 2018 UK Transforming heritage: AHF makes significant new investments in projects across the UK 6 July 2018 England Vulnerable young people to benefit from AHF grant to Warwick's former medieval Leper Hospital 6 July 2018 England Viva Arts Soham - Spencer Mill Project Supported by the AHF 15 June 2018 UK Resource for Heritage Projects Relaunched 11 June 2018 UK Showtime for AHF funded playhouses 4 June 2018 Scotland Oarsome news as Boathouse secures lottery grant 29 May 2018 Northern Ireland AHF helps to bring new life to 'The Old Church', Derry City 18 May 2018 England Historic Grimsby smokehouses to benefit from AHF grant 17 May 2018 England AHF on board with support for Long Live South Bank 30 April 2018 England AHF supports Granby 4 Streets CLT in critical phase of its development 24 April 2018 Wales Key secrets of Abergavenny's important Gunter Mansion to be revealed 23 April 2018 England Former Birmingham Canal Offices to house innovative arts collective 18 April 2018 England Heritage Lincolnshire to put the Old King's Head in Kirton back on the map 13 April 2018 England Once upon a time...... Great Yarmouth's North West Tower 6 April 2018 England Heritage at Risk London Report features AHF funded projects 4 April 2018 England Luton Culture Trust Putting on the Hard Hats 4 April 2018 England Charterhouse, Coventry's 14th century monastic site secures £4.38m from Heritage Lottery Fund 3 April 2018 Wales Historic Cardigan Markethall receives a boost to secure its long term future 20 March 2018 England Breaking new ground for the community in Wolverton 2 March 2018 England AHF supports family charity Shabang in Slaithwaite 2 March 2018 Northern Ireland Friends of Hillsborough Park receive AHF support for community cafe and dementia centre 16 February 2018 England AHF supported Birmingham "at risk" Project gets £1.7 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant 9 February 2018 Northern Ireland AHF helps find a future for lynchpin 'Belltower building', Ballylough estate, Bushmills, N. Ireland 9 February 2018 Northern Ireland AHF supports the 'Imaginarium' to explore the potential of flax spinning mill 6 February 2018 Scotland AHF supported projects move forward across Scotland 18 January 2018 Northern Ireland AHF backs progressive Social Farm in NI 9 January 2018 England Daily bread takes on a new meaning as local church looks to convert into a bakery 20 December 2017 Scotland From Shetland to the Borders - community regeneration projects across Scotland benefit from AHF funding 18 December 2017 Scotland High Mill Dundee scoops prestigious Civic Trust conservation award! 15 December 2017 Wales First award under the Cywaith Legacy Fund in Wales | Dyfarniad cyntaf dan Gronfa Gwaddol Cywaith 14 December 2017 Northern Ireland Clonduff Development Enterprise secures AHF Grant 5 December 2017 England Historic Coventry Trust gets approval for one of the largest ever transfers of local authority heritage assets 23 November 2017 Wales Cronfa Gwaddol Cywaith | Cywaith Legacy Fund 22 November 2017 England Havens Department Store, Southend-on-Sea 22 November 2017 England Heritage Angel Awards 2017 9 November 2017 England Operation Heritage East Midlands 9 November 2017 Northern Ireland Congratulations to the NI Heritage Angel Award winners! 6 November 2017 Northern Ireland AHF sponsors Employee of the Year award at @SocEntNI Awards! 6 November 2017 Northern Ireland AHF supported Sion Mills stables up for Best Rescue accolade at Heritage Angels Awards NI 6 November 2017 Scotland Thornhill Collective secures AHF and SLF funding for Old School 30 October 2017 UK New grants support community heritage projects across the UK