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Article: Golden age of history.
- Article from:
- Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick, England)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2008
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ORGANISERS of The Golden Age of Northumbria project have chosen today - St Cuthbert's Day - to launch an ambitious year-long festival celebrating Northumberland's Anglo-Saxon and early Christian heritage.
The initiative has been made possible thanks to a [pounds sterling]49,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Project facilitator Derek Sharman said: "This project is helping to stimulate pride in our unique cultural and historical heritage. Thanks to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund we have been able to actively involve more ...