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Blackpool’s first museum leads the way in heritage-led regeneration

Kerry Vasiliou, Learning and Engagement Manager at the Blackpool Museum Project with Stan Laurel bowler hat

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… a £10m package of grants, giving heritage-led regeneration and tourism a boost across the North. Funding for Show Town: The Museum of Fun and Entertainment in Blackpool is one of the first awards … successful projects across the line. The North Committee now has decision making powers up to £5million across …

Grant puts Postal Museum on track

People sort post on the subterranean Mail Rail train

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… confidence in the BPMA’s plans for a new, national museum and paves the way for its success. Approximately 95% funded, BPMA is now focusing on raising the remaining capital necessary to … chart almost 400 years of Britain’s social, communications and design history through the iconic postal service, …

Major boost for much-loved Wharton Park

Battlements in Wharton Park, Durham

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… Wharton Park 08/01/2014 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have today announced a grant … that will transform Durham City’s historic Wharton Park and result in the creation of a number of jobs and … of the funding plans for the restoration of the park will now be finalised and construction work is expected to begin …

Refurbished Middleton Park given official opening

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… Council, Wades Charity, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BLF), a new multi-purpose visitor … in the visitor centre is a café which overlooks the lake, and public toilets. Adjacent to the attraction sits a new … which is so important to the wellbeing of the community, now and for generations to come.” Notes to editors Big …

Derelict Stirchley Baths to become hub for the community

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… 27/09/2013 The money will refurbish the historic building and rejuvenate the area creating cultural, sporting and recreational opportunities for local people. The Urban … Walker, Chair of Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum, said: "It now seems very real that the idea of a building in the heart …

Why open up Durham Cathedral's collections?

Dean of Durham Cathedral
Dean of Durham Cathedral

Blogs

… with St Cuthbert such as his coffin, pectoral cross and portable altar. Not only that, but the cathedral Library … more of its monastic collections of medieval manuscripts and early printed books than anywhere else in the country. A … What is Open Treasure? After years of planning, we are now poised to realise this dream. Called Open Treasure, the …

Treftadaeth Conference 2012

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… public as well as those  within the heritage sector and aims to provide delegates with an opportunity to share … to work with experts in the field of heritage protection and to pose questions to Huw Lewis AM Minister for Housing, … robust sector to respond in new ways to the conditions it now faces. The strategic framework for 2013-2018 sets out …

Copper Kingdom - A major new tourist attraction for Anglesey

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… visitor attraction for the area, with locals, walkers and tourists looking to enjoy the breathtaking views of the … coast while discovering more about the area’s history and internationally significant archaeology of Parys … way for visitors to explore the industrial heritage of the now tranquil port of Amlwch.” The new centre is open daily …

Inclusion, access and participation: eight ways to improve your project’s reach and impact

Women attending Wayfinding project
Supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in the great outdoors. Photo: Wayfinding project.

Stories

… Inclusion, access and participation: eight ways to improve your project’s reach … that can improve the accessibility of your heritage, now and in the future. Involve people with lived experience … treated as something that comes for free. If you value it, then you might invest in working out how you're going to …

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