Gallery projects ranging from Inuit art to 1800s wallpaper have been awarded grants as part of a scheme run by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Collecting Cultures programme run by the HLF has distributed grants of between £50,000 to £200,000 to 22 different museums and galleries to help develop their collections, curatorial skills and boost community involvement.

Charities that work within paralympic sports are being urged to apply for a grant from the Spinal Injuries Association, which has around £500,000 to give away.  

The Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair's charity event has raised £1m for the British Red Cross. Held on 12 June, the event featured a champagne reception and private viewing of the art and antiques fair, before dinner and an auction. The presentation of the Red Cross Services to Humanity Award was also made to Annie Lennox.

The Big Lottery Fund has awarded its 1,000th Reaching Communities grant but the fund remains eight times over-subscribed four years after its inception. The Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership’s People and their Parks project in County Durham (pictured) was awarded just over £138,000, one of 24 projects to receive a share of £4.7m in funding in the latest round of the sought-after BIG grants last week.