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£1.8 million heritage lifeline

FIVE English heritage railways have been handed a lifeline after they were awarded grants in the latest round of the Culture Recovery Fund. A total of £1,852,200 will be given to the Severn Valley (SVR), Ecclesbourne Valley, Churnet Valley, Stainmore and Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch railways.

In mid-December, nearly 140 heritage organisations in England benefited from £16.5 million thanks to the Government’s

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