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Full steam ahead as the Danny’s new role gets underway

The Daniel Adamson crossing the Mersey
The Daniel Adamson crossing the Mersey Greg Dunbavand

Newyddion

… history today (12 April) thanks to dedicated volunteers and National Lottery players. The Daniel Adamson , … fire-fighting boat during the Second World War. The Danny then returned to civilian duties as an inspection vessel and … the Danny. “But her journey won’t stop there as she will now become a new tourist attraction for Liverpool, Cheshire …

Archaeologists dig up Auckland Castle's past

Aerial view of Auckland Castle
Aerial view of Auckland Castle

Newyddion

… the historic site into a world class visitor attraction and tourist destination gets under way. The Auckland Castle Trust which now runs what was the palace of the Bishops of Durham before … North East. “In 1650 he bought Auckland Castle after the then Bishop of Durham, Thomas Morton, had fled at the height …

Changing lives: from Lanarkshire to LA, no horror story for Jasmine

Jasmine with the statue of a miner at the Low Parks Museum, South Lanarkshire

Straeon

… the New York Film Academy this year. As a result, she has now embarked on a Masters degree at their campus in Los Angeles, in the midst of Warner Bros and Universal Studios. Her adventure began when studying a … got the chance to write and produce the next film  - and then turned to her first love ‘horror’.  Shaft 9 is a film …

Changing lives: research gives Tony a surprise

Changing lives: research gives Tony a surprise
Tony Gutteridge with the display about former dockyard workers Jeff Gilbert

Straeon

… in the same place two centuries earlier. Tony Gutteridge, now in his seventies, also helped what is now Chatham … Tony read about it in his local newspaper in early 2015 and was immediately interested. He contacted the Trust but … into a more usable form, namely spreadsheets. And then efforts were made to discover more about the individuals …

A unique insight into the First World War through the eyes of London’s Jewish children

Children's pictures of a zeppelin and a recruiting officer as a duck
A young duck tries to sign up to the war effort

Newyddion

… of the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 2016, and the project has already made some amazing discoveries. … their world. There is much we can learn from children, then and now, if we look at life through their eyes.” Stuart Hobley, … their world. There is much we can learn from children, then and now, if we look at life through their eyes.” Stuart …

Young people invited to explore the First World War

Newyddion

… with Hartlepool Council’s Youth Support Services (YSS) and Museums Service to develop better cultural opportunities … world.” Notes to editors Through its First World War: then and now programme, HLF is making at least £1million available per … world.” Notes to editors Through its First World War: then and now programme, HLF is making at least £1million …

Grant gives green light to tramway learning centre

Newyddion

… is currently not used because of a dangerous roof, will now be repaired and used as an exhibition and learning centre for the Museum. … gauge mineral railway to transport limestone from what was then Crich Cliff Quarry to kilns at Ambergate. The restored … gauge mineral railway to transport limestone from what was then Crich Cliff Quarry to kilns at Ambergate. The restored …

Real baking challenges from the past

Girl puts loaf in oven

Blogiau

… airs tonight. Elise Turner explores our baking heritage and its links to lesser-known stories of the First and Second … out to be awful, overworked or with a soggy bottom, well then, isn’t that just an example of the trials and sacrifices people had to face in wartime? Now, anyone for cake? Find out more Join the conversation on …

Hatton Gallery receives green light for redevelopment

Professor Richard Davies, Ivor Crowther and Jackie Reynolds outside the Hatton Gallery
Left to right: Professor Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Internationalisation, Newcastle University; Ivor Crowther, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund North East and Jackie Reynolds, Head of Finance, Governance and Resources at Tyne

Newyddion

… Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Internationalisation, Newcastle University; Ivor … listed Edwardian building, the Hatton Gallery is now set to be transformed into a vibrant public space, thanks … of Professor Richard George Hatton, professor of what was then the King Edward VII School of Art, Armstrong College, …

Multi-million grant secures the future of Sir Walter Scott’s historic home

Newyddion

… a further £4 million of pledged funding for the project is now secure. Abbotsford, near Melrose, is one of Scotland’s … great cultural sites. The landscape, architecture and interiors were created by Sir Walter Scott, one of the … Scott’s own lifetime. The house has changed little since then and is now in need of urgent repair and conservation. …