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The Silverstone Museum. Credit - Silverstone Heritage Limited. Investing in the Future of Heritage 11 December 2024 UK Launch event for the '6 Park Street: Where Recovery is Possible' project. Credit - Recovery Scotland. Former School to Provide a New Home for Recovery Scotland’s Vital Support Services 28 November 2024 Scotland AHF Grants Support for Community Arts Venue in Vacant High Street Building 4 November 2024 England High street entrance to Cardigan Market Hall. Credit - Cardigan Building Preservation Trust. Iconic Welsh Market Hall Reopens Following Full Repair and Refurbishment 29 October 2024 Wales Old Yew Tree Cottage post conservation work. Credit - Farnham Building Preservation Trust. A New Start for Old Yew Tree Cottage 23 October 2024 England The exterior of Leith Custom House. Credit - Dave Morris. Creating new custom community spaces for historic Leith Custom House 10 October 2024 Scotland A  workshop run by Heart n Soul, a creative community and arts charity that works in partnership with Lewisham Arthouse. Credit - Richard Phoenix. Securing a Long-term Future for the Old Deptford Library 8 October 2024 England The exterior of Liskeard Library. Credit - Sean Hurlock. Booked and Busy – Liskeard Library Thriving with Community Activity One Year After Reopening 4 October 2024 England In Your Space Circus at the Old Cathedral School, Derry. Credit - Lorcan Doherty. Grant Funding for Community-led Heritage Regeneration Projects in Northern Ireland 2 October 2024 Northern Ireland Introducing the AHF’s New Head of Grants, Riona McMorrow 23 September 2024 UK Autism Together at The Enterprise Centre in Bromborough Pool Village, England. Credit - Autism Together. AHF Publishes its 2023/24 Impact Report 20 September 2024 UK Stanley Arts, London. Credit - Jan Koblanski. Celebrating the AHF’s Transforming Places through Heritage Programme 17 September 2024 England The launch of Kerrera Old School, now a community hub. Credit - Kevin McGlynn. “Small amounts of money very carefully targeted… that grows all this really big scale impact.” AHF Publishes Scotland Programmes Evaluation Report 10 September 2024 Scotland Further Funding Awarded for Project to Save Former Church for Community Use 3 September 2024 Wales Drapers Hall Concert - credit: Eugene McLaughlin Case Study Report Informs new Heritage Development Trust Programme 23 August 2024 UK Credit - Justin Lycett. Read All About It! The Regeneration of the Observer Building, Hastings 22 August 2024 England The Cellar Coffee Bar at Bridgwater Baptist Church. Credit - Bridgwater Baptist Church. One Year On – The Bridgwater Energise Project 20 August 2024 England Circus performers on stage at the Gorleston Pavilion Theatre. Credit - Gorleston Pavilion Trust. The stage is set for a new era at Gorleston Pavilion Theatre 15 August 2024 England Old School Thornhill. Credit - Laura Sparrow Photography. From Burnt-out Shell to Community Workspace and Youth Hub: Old School Thornhill Reopens Following Transformation 12 August 2024 Scotland Ingrams Yard Market. Credit - Julian Winslow. Ingrams Yard - A New Creative and Community Hub for Ventnor 7 August 2024 England Portsoy harbour, Aberdeenshire. Credit Paul Higson Six historic buildings in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire pass into community ownership protecting and revitalising historic harbour for future generations 31 July 2024 Scotland The Drewe Arms. Credit - Drewsteignton Community Society Limited. New Trustees Join The Architectural Heritage Fund 22 July 2024 UK Work Begins on Project to Create the UK’s First Community-Run Shopping Centre 16 July 2024 England Credit - Steve Brock of Newcastle City Council. Iconic Keelmen’s Hospital set for new future 9 July 2024 England Key handover ceremony at Inverness East Church. Photo courtesy of Cultarlann Inbhir Nis. From Church to Cultarlann: AHF supports creation of Scotland’s first Gaelic Cultural Centre 2 July 2024 Scotland Affordable Housing in Beloved Historic Chapel 26 June 2024 Wales Adnewyddu Neuadd Ddirwest eiconig i adfywio Stryd Fawr Hwlffordd 5 June 2024 Wales Restoration of iconic Temperance Hall set to bring new lease of life to Haverfordwest High Street 5 June 2024 Wales Sheerness Dockyard Church. Credit - Dirk Lindner. Vacancy - Head of Grants 3 June 2024 UK AHF Grant Grist to the Mill for Belfast Cooperatives 21 May 2024 Northern Ireland Image: Exhibition space inside Alfred House in Nottingham. Credit - BACKLIT. ACEd it! Seven AHF-supported Projects Secure Funding from Arts Council England 13 May 2024 England Tarlair Pool in Macduff, Aberdeenshire. Credit - Friends of Tarlair Community Group. Splashing News! AHF Grants Support for the Restoration of Tarlair Pool and Changing Rooms 29 April 2024 Scotland AHF is seeking a Chair for its Audit and Risk Committee and new trustees 25 April 2024 UK The Tudor Courtyard at Fulham Palace. Credit - Graham Lacdao. Making Full Use of Fulham Palace 16 April 2024 England Image: Keelmen's Hospital, Newcastle. Credit - Steve Brock of Newcastle City Council. New Grants Awarded to Transform Historic High Streets in England 11 April 2024 England In Your Space Circus at the Old Cathedral School in Derry. Credit - Lorcan Doherty. Eleven AHF-supported Projects Celebrate Community Ownership Fund Success 25 March 2024 UK Image: The exterior of Hay Castle. The Final Puzzle Piece! Bringing Vacant Spaces at Hay Castle Back into Productive Use 19 March 2024 Wales Bourne Town Hall - A Place for the Whole Community 13 March 2024 England Image: The Bandstand in Girvan. Credit - Adventure Centre for Education. Getting the Band Back Together! AHF Supports New Plans for the Regeneration of Girvan Bandstand 6 March 2024 Scotland Credit - Srburke, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. When Wildlife Meets Heritage! The Importance of Factoring Bat Surveys into Project Planning 3 March 2024 UK Image: Carluke High Mill. Credit - Jo Robertson. From Mills to Mansions: AHF investment helps projects come to life! 6 February 2024 Scotland Vacancy - Support Officer Northern Ireland 25 January 2024 Northern Ireland Vacancy - Investment and Programmes Assistant 25 January 2024 UK Shaping a Golden Future for a Disused 500-year-old Building 22 January 2024 England Leigh Spinners Mill Secures Support From the Thrive Together Fund 8 January 2024 England