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| Silverstone to get £9.1m of lottery money to help build Formula 1 centre | Silverstone to get £9.1m of lottery money to help build Formula 1 centre |
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| Silverstone, the regular home of the British Grand Prix, is to get £9.1m of lottery money to help create a Formula 1 heritage centre, the Heritage Lottery Fund has announced. | Silverstone, the regular home of the British Grand Prix, is to get £9.1m of lottery money to help create a Formula 1 heritage centre, the Heritage Lottery Fund has announced. |
| The scheme at the Northamptonshire track is one of six major projects to be given first round support worth a total of £68m. | The scheme at the Northamptonshire track is one of six major projects to be given first round support worth a total of £68m. |
| While applications from the V&A and the Southbank Centre were rejected, there was success for Aberdeen art gallery, Auckland Castle in County Durham, Redruth's old brewery in Cornwall, HMS Caroline in Belfast and Alexandra Palace in north London. | While applications from the V&A and the Southbank Centre were rejected, there was success for Aberdeen art gallery, Auckland Castle in County Durham, Redruth's old brewery in Cornwall, HMS Caroline in Belfast and Alexandra Palace in north London. |
| The full money will only be given once more detailed applications are made and are accepted and the HLF has agreed development funding for all six to do that. | The full money will only be given once more detailed applications are made and are accepted and the HLF has agreed development funding for all six to do that. |
| Jenny Abramsky, the HLF's chair, said the six projects succeeded because they reflected a "real desire to tell the stories of important aspects of the UK's heritage". | Jenny Abramsky, the HLF's chair, said the six projects succeeded because they reflected a "real desire to tell the stories of important aspects of the UK's heritage". |
| She added: "In an extraordinarily competitive funding environment, these six proposals stood out because of their strong focus on regeneration and importance to their local communities." | She added: "In an extraordinarily competitive funding environment, these six proposals stood out because of their strong focus on regeneration and importance to their local communities." |
| The money for Silverstone represents nearly half the estimated £20m that the project is likely to cost. The plans include creating exhibition space, a 200-seat cinema which will give people the feeling of being behind the wheel at Silverstone and a new building for the archive of the British Racing Drivers' Club, to which the public will have public access. | The money for Silverstone represents nearly half the estimated £20m that the project is likely to cost. The plans include creating exhibition space, a 200-seat cinema which will give people the feeling of being behind the wheel at Silverstone and a new building for the archive of the British Racing Drivers' Club, to which the public will have public access. |
| Sally Reynolds, Silverstone's leisure development director, said the plans involved telling the whole story of the area back to Saxon times and would include its role as an airbase for Wellington bombers during the second world war. | Sally Reynolds, Silverstone's leisure development director, said the plans involved telling the whole story of the area back to Saxon times and would include its role as an airbase for Wellington bombers during the second world war. |
| "It is a very exciting project. The UK and certainly the area around Silverstone plays a unique role in world motorsport, it is responsible for effectively exporting motorsport to the world." | "It is a very exciting project. The UK and certainly the area around Silverstone plays a unique role in world motorsport, it is responsible for effectively exporting motorsport to the world." |
| The scheme is backed my many motorsport luminaries including Sir Jackie Stewart, who won the British grand prix there in 1969 and 1971. | The scheme is backed my many motorsport luminaries including Sir Jackie Stewart, who won the British grand prix there in 1969 and 1971. |
| He welcomed what is a first step in ensuring "the heritage of the site and that of British motorsport can reach a far wider audience than before and cements its importance for future generations". | He welcomed what is a first step in ensuring "the heritage of the site and that of British motorsport can reach a far wider audience than before and cements its importance for future generations". |
| The £10m initially agreed for Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland, is part of project which is also putting on public display a remarkable collection of paintings by the 17th-century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán. | The £10m initially agreed for Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland, is part of project which is also putting on public display a remarkable collection of paintings by the 17th-century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán. |
| The paintings were saved from an uncertain future when local philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer paid £15m to C of E church commissioners, preventing their sale. The plans now include full restoration of the building. | The paintings were saved from an uncertain future when local philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer paid £15m to C of E church commissioners, preventing their sale. The plans now include full restoration of the building. |
| The remaining schemes are: | The remaining schemes are: |
| • £10m for Aberdeen art gallery to redevelop three buildings, adding a new rooftop gallery, to better display its collection; | • £10m for Aberdeen art gallery to redevelop three buildings, adding a new rooftop gallery, to better display its collection; |
| • £16.8m to restore and re-open the BBC studios and Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace, with the aim of mounting displays and exhibitions around popular entertainment from Victorian times to today; | • £16.8m to restore and re-open the BBC studios and Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace, with the aim of mounting displays and exhibitions around popular entertainment from Victorian times to today; |
| • £9.8m for Kresen Kernow, a new Cornish archive centre in Redruth; | • £9.8m for Kresen Kernow, a new Cornish archive centre in Redruth; |
| • £12.2m to turn the warship HMS Caroline – the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland – into a visitor attraction in Belfast. | • £12.2m to turn the warship HMS Caroline – the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland – into a visitor attraction in Belfast. |
| There were some significant bids rejected, not least two big capital schemes in London. The V&A's application for £8m, to help in its scheme to create a new underground extension with new space for temporary exhibitions, was turned down. | There were some significant bids rejected, not least two big capital schemes in London. The V&A's application for £8m, to help in its scheme to create a new underground extension with new space for temporary exhibitions, was turned down. |
| Also rejected was the Southbank Centre's bid for £10.2m towards its £100m redevelopment plans for the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall. | Also rejected was the Southbank Centre's bid for £10.2m towards its £100m redevelopment plans for the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall. |
| The others to lose out were: Nottingham Castle; the RAF Museum in Hendon, north London; Canterbury Cathedral; and Bath Abbey. | The others to lose out were: Nottingham Castle; the RAF Museum in Hendon, north London; Canterbury Cathedral; and Bath Abbey. |
| A spokeswoman for the HLF said: "It was a massively oversubscribed round of funding and only the best get through. The main reason why these projects were rejected is that there just isn't enough money." | A spokeswoman for the HLF said: "It was a massively oversubscribed round of funding and only the best get through. The main reason why these projects were rejected is that there just isn't enough money." |
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