Rock band Queen have been honoured with a music heritage award at the venue where they performed their first concert in 1970.

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The Grade II listed Newbridge Memorial Hall, known as the 'Memo', will be restored for use by the community with the Heritage Lottery Funding award.

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Brush up on the city's colourful past and promising future at the place Baltimore Heritage, Inc. bestowed with a 2010 Historic Preservation Award before you explore the neighbourhood's streets, lined with Victorian row houses that lead you to local shopping, dining, art and theatre.

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Heritage Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas said he was delighted that the award was so successful.

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Robert Greenwood, from the trust, said the award was "a very significant first step to securing the future of this magnificent heritage site".

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Charities which have benefited from the grants are the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Caesarea Association, Scott Gibaut Homes Trust, First Tower Community Association, Jersey Heritage Trust, Jersey Army Cadet Force League, Triumph Over Phobia, Eating Disorders Action Group and Les Amis.

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They have included the granting of the National Monument Conservation and Restoration Award, a National Workshop on the 1972 Convention, a travelling photograph exhibit of Cuban spots declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, and the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Old Havana and its colonial fortress system as World Heritage Sites.

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