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What's in Store? Opening up Newton Abbot Museum's collection

Newton Abbot Museum visualisation of new store

Visualisation of the new store at Newton Abbot Museum. Credit: Newton Abbot Museum

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… visitor numbers have grown from 2,000 to 15,000 per year. Now, five years on, the museum is taking the next step in its … the new museum. It will transform how the museum cares for and shares its collection, providing the community with a three-year programme of events and training opportunities in heritage skills. Museum …

Restoration of our Clarence Elliott Cascade

Autumnal trees at Whinfell Quarry Gardens

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… people of Yorkshire can either take a plane to California and the Alps or they can visit Whinfell Quarry Gardens. … out of a jungle of overgrown vegetation, the gardens are now a true testament to the original vision of the steel … now planning to restore a 1912 dramatic cascade. They will then in turn, pass on their knowledge of the gardens' history …

Darsham Forward 2013, Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

A tea meetup in Darsham

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… Church, Darsham carried out urgent structural repairs and went from being a cold formal space to a vital community … This project focused on making the building watertight and installing efficient heating. A lively programme of … creating a children’s guide, piloted by a local school. Now the church has a higher profile in the village and …

Reimagining Hilden Primary School

A restored nineteenth-century brick school building

Thanks to National Lottery players, the school will once again welcome children and their families.

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… players, the school will once again welcome children and their families. A former mill school on the Heritage at Risk NI register has been refurbished and reinvigorated for local residents. Hilden Primary School … the local area. The building’s new Hilden Mill Tea Room is now a gathering place for the local community and users of …

Restoring St Matthew's churchyard restoration uncovers family history

Churchyard heritage walk at St Matthew's Churchyard

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… is in tracing the history of the village, its people and its character. Ian Philp of The Friends of St Matthews … environment in the centre of our village but also we’ve now got a graveyard that now feels part of today’s … you so much for finding not one but two family graves and having a volunteer on hand to strim the area for us to …

Providing a future for the UK's native red squirrels

A close up of a red squirrel on a tree branch

The project is supporting local community groups to get involved and run their own red squirrel conservation activities.

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… is supporting local community groups to get involved and run their own red squirrel conservation activities. Over … the Red Squirrel Recovery Network will work to protect and conserve populations of red squirrels in the north of … of mainland England and parts of Scotland. The UK is now at a critical point in the recovery of the species. The …

COVID19:Learning through Landscapes

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… by engaging pupils with nature. Throughout September and October 2020, Learning Through Landscapes trialled an … makes me want to go into the woods when I’m older, or even now, with my friends or family, and go out camping, and explore the wildlife. A pupil … Throughout September and October 2020, Learning Through Landscapes trialled an …

Boosting mental health in Birmingham’s TV gardens

Two people digging in a raised flowerbed

Gardening is giving people opportunities to build skills, confidence and improve their wellbeing. Credit: Thrive.

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… is giving people opportunities to build skills, confidence and improve their wellbeing. Credit: Thrive. Therapeutic … helping preserve the natural heritage of Kings Heath Park and changing local lives. Formerly the location of the BBC TV programme Gardener’s World, the gardens are now home to Thrive, a gardening for health charity that is …

How to enjoy heritage from home

An #IsolationCreation project

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27/03/2020

… #HeritageFromHome . Be inspired by nature – inside and outside We know that nature can be hugely beneficial to our wellbeing . If you can’t go outdoors, then having greenery around your house is also positive for … kitchen fineries ! Inside Mrs Smith's Cottage The Then & Now – 100 Years of Old Swan Women project is gathering …

Diss Heritage Triangle & Diss Corn Hall

The newly re-opened Corn Hall

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… Town Council worked together with the Diss Corn Hall Trust and Diss Museum to deliver a series of works to improve the … focus on the Grade II listed Corn Hall, which will now provide a space for performing arts, and will provide the town with a fully up-to-date arts and …

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