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People: Clare Baron
Attractions Management 2023 issue 4
As a new faith museum launches, its head of exhibitions shares the journey to opening
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The arts: Show time
Attractions Management 2023 issue 4
As the UK’s biggest cultural venue for decades opens, we hear from the team behind Aviva Studios
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New designs unveiled for Therme Canada Ontario Place and Therme Manchester
BY Megan Whitby | 11 Sep 2023
Therme Canada has released a newly evolved project design for its West Island of Ontario Place
destination. The facility will deliver Therme Group's signature year-round family-friendly
destination attraction concept alongside four more acres of public parkland.
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Ukrainian war museum among winners of Museums + Heritage Awards
BY Tom Walker | 12 May 2023
The winners of this year's Museums + Heritage Awards have been revealed,
with
the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War
receiving a Judges’ Special Recognition Award for "documenting history in real-
time".
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Museums: New museums
Attractions Management 2023 issue 1
From a Bangalore photography and art museum to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, we review some exciting openings for 2023
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Interview: Graham MacVoy
Attractions Management 2022 issue 4
How the team behind Boomtown Festival harnessed their brand of creativity to build a unique permanent attraction
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Tech: Getting personal
Attractions Management 2022 issue 4
These operators are getting clever with technology, using digital companions to personalise the guest experience, creating opportunities for deeper connections
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Profile: Bernard Donoghue: ALVA CEO
Attractions Management 2022 issue 3
When COVID-19 hit, ALVA’s CEO stepped up. He talks us through lobbying government, getting results and supporting the sector through incredibly tough times
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People: Dr Sue Walker
Attractions Management 2022 issue 2
Chester Zoo’s head of science on a project aiming to save animals from extinction
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Interview: Chris Mather
Attractions Management 2022 issue 2
As the Gretna Green Experience opens in Scotland, Mather & Co’s CEO shares the highs and lows of almost three decades in exhibition design
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Waterparks: Down to earth
Attractions Management 2022 issue 2
The world’s first ‘living waterslides’, a hydroponic farm, rooftop beehives and more than 1,500 trees – all part of the Therme Manchester next generation waterpark’s aims to be as green as possible
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Awards: Museums & Heritage Awards
Attractions Management 2022 issue 2
As the Oscars of the museum world celebrate the best, brightest and most creative, we take a look at this year’s winners
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Interview: Richard Land
Attractions Management 2021 issue 4
Mixing waterslides with wellbeing, the Therme Group is creating a category all of its own while taking on the world, says the group’s chief development officer
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Research: All creatures great and small
Attractions Management 2021 issue 4
Zoo enrichment and research can’t just be focused on the large animals most popular with visitors, argues Dr Paul Rose. All must be represented
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Museums: Sing Sing Prison
Attractions Management 2020 issue 1
Sing Sing is opening a museum dedicated
to reforming criminal justice system
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Attractions Review 2019: September
BY Andy Knaggs | 27 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions
Management has been there reporting the big news, good and bad, all the way. After
yesterday's look at the events of August 2019, today we move on to September 2019,
considering some of the biggest stories that made the headlines that month.
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Science and Industry Museum restoration begins with work on Power Hall
BY Andy Knaggs | 02 Oct 2019
Work has commenced on the restoration of the Grade II-listed Power Hall at the Science
and Industry Museum in Manchester – part of a larger, multi-million pound project to
create a more sustainable museum and a "beacon for contemporary science".
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Paralympic Heritage Centre opens in England
BY Luke Cloherty | 10 Apr 2019
A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke
Mandeville, England, telling the story of it from its inception in the 1940s to present day.
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Product news
Frontgrid secures £100k investment
BY Lauren Heath-Jones | 04 Mar 2019
Immersive VR group Frontgrid, creator of the Paradrop VR attraction, has secured £100k funding
from Reward Finance Group.
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Major openings planned for Chester Zoo in 2019
BY Andy Knaggs | 22 Jan 2019
Walking with ring-tailed lemurs and seeing endangered Asiatic lions in a specially-developed new
habitat are among the new experiences planned for Chester Zoo in 2019, as it continues with its
multi-year, multi-million-pound expansion masterplan.
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Funding grants announced for 35 English museums and galleries
BY Andy Knaggs | 15 Jan 2019
Thirty-five museums and galleries in England are to benefit from a funding boost after the
award of a
total of £4m (US$5.16m, €4.49m) by the UK Government’s Department for Digital,
Culture, Media &
Sport (DCMS) and the independent charity, the Wolfson Foundation.
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Attractions Review 2018: December
BY Tom Anstey | 21 Dec 2018
The year might be coming to a close but the attractions industry continues to roll on, with
some major deals announced for the year, while hope rose from one tragedy following a
major fire at a UK zoo.
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Latest Leisure Opportunities news round-up is now live!
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Oct 2018
Mark Verstegen says health clubs and gyms need to become better at delivering results,
report shows adult spend eight times as long watching on-demand as they do exercising,
Manchester City opens second office in China and more are included in this week's Leisure
Opportunities news round-up.
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Strong National Museum of Play ready for 100,000sq ft expansion
BY Luke Cloherty | 21 Aug 2018
A hotel, a new atrium, outdoor play and exhibit areas and a ‘Neighborhood of Play’ – a
residential project with retail units, sculptures and street fixtures are all planned for US
attraction the Strong National Museum of Play’s reinvention.
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Museums + Heritage Awards winners revealed
BY Tom Anstey | 17 May 2018
The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been
announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums,
galleries, heritage and cultural visitor attractions sectors in the UK.
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Purcell win approval for Manchester Museum expansion
BY Kim Megson | 08 May 2018
Architecture firm Purcell will create an extension to the historic home of the University of
Manchester - Manchester Museum, after winning planning and listed building consent last
week.
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London reigns while Scotland flourishes in latest ALVA figures
BY Tom Anstey | 16 Mar 2018
Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited
attraction, but Scotland reigns supreme, with the country outperforming the rest of Great
Britain in terms of growth for the sixth consecutive year.
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Attractions Review 2017: July
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Dec 2017
In July, winter came earlier expected as a Game of Thrones touring exhibition was
announced. Meanwhile, Dutch celebrities tried their hand at museum curation, while a pub
became the first in the UK to be officially recognised as a zoo.
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Alton Towers opens world-first CBeebies hotel
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Jul 2017
Alton Towers has extended its relationship with the BBC following the launch of its new
world-first 76-bedroom CBeebies-themed hotel at the resort and theme park.
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Britain's best recognised at Museums + Heritage Awards
BY Tom Anstey | 18 May 2017
The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been
announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums,
galleries, heritage and cultural visitor attractions sectors in the UK.
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People profile: Brian Cox
Attractions Management 2017 issue 2
The famous physicist and the BBC's Tomorrow's World science engagement campaign
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JRA to develop visitor experience for Kodak
BY Tom Anstey | 25 Apr 2017
Kodak has announced plans to create a brand home in Rochester, New York, with leading
design firm Jack Rouse Associates (JRA) selected to plan, design and implement the
9,000sq ft (836sq m) Experience Centre.
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Manchester City’s new signing – a robot
BY Kate Corney | 08 Nov 2016
English Premier League side Manchester City FC
(MCFC) claims to be the first football club to sign a
robotics partnership, after confirming a new global
partnership deal with Chinese firm Ubtech Robotics.
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Mather to design World Rugby Hall of Fame
BY Tom Anstey | 09 Jun 2016
After plans were revealed at the end of last month to build a permanent home for World
Rugby in the sport’s birthplace, Manchester-based design firm Mather and Co have been
appointed to create the attraction in Warwickshire, UK.
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Attractions bodies launch Europe-wide biodiversity campaign
BY Tom Anstey | 17 May 2016
The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite), the European
Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International
(BGCI) are teaming up for a campaign aimed at raising people’s awareness of their local
biodiversity.
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London attractions draw 65 million visits as capital dominates UK market
BY Tom Anstey | 07 Mar 2016
The top 10 most-visited attractions in the UK are all based in London, according to new
figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), with the British
Museum topping the chart as the most popular visitor attraction in Britain for the ninth
consecutive year.
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Promotional feature: Simworx Ventures
Attractions Management 2016 issue 1
Simworx Ventures is bringing its expertise in cutting-edge media-based attractions
to a new audience of museums, heritage sites, zoos and aquariums
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Policy getting in the way of museum innovation, says expert
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Feb 2016
Dated museum policy is hampering use and development of new technologies, with some
institutions simply not prepared to handle procedure surrounding emerging tech,
according to Flickr Commons inventor George Oates.
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Exclusive: Giant attraction to offer local scholarships, says CEO
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jan 2016
Paddy Dunning – CEO and founder of the company behind The Giant – has spoken at
length about the upcoming project, detailing the good that each giant will give back to the
community and revealing possible locations for a UK version of the attraction.
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World Travel Market kicks off in London
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Nov 2015
Exhibitors from across the world have gathered in London for the annual World Travel Market event,
showcasing innovation and pipeline projects across the leisure industry for four days at London
ExCeL.
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Profile: Juliana Delaney
Attractions Management 2015 issue 4
Continuum’s CEO on the magic of pop
culture and the cultural attraction
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Mayor of Gothenburg welcomes Euro Attractions Show to city
BY Alice Davis | 06 Oct 2015
Gothenburg's mayor, Lena Malm, has welcomed exhibitors and delegates to the Euro
Attractions Show (EAS) today (6 October), with the three-day event showcasing new
products and innovations to the European attractions market and beyond.
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Buttress wins £21m Blackpool Winter Gardens contract
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Jan 2015
Manchester-based architecture firm Buttress has seen off stiff competition from
Heneghan Peng and Austin-Smith Lord to win the design contract for a £21m
(US$32m, €27m) museum in Blackpool Winter Gardens.
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Oldham Coliseum revamp plans submitted by Mecanoo
BY Katie Buckley | 06 Jan 2015
Subsequent to winning a competition to revamp Oldham Coliseum in 2013,
Dutch practice Mecanoo will be submitting plans to transform the building into a
new heritage centre and theatre.
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Ronaldo statue erected at CR7 museum
BY Tom Anstey | 22 Dec 2014
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has unveiled a statue of himself at his self-
dedicated museum on his home island of Madeira in Portugal.
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HLF grants £21m to various projects in latest round of funding
BY Tom Anstey | 08 Dec 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has green-lighted more than £21m in funding
for a variety of heritage projects across the UK, including the renovation of a
World War One social club, construction of Scotland’s first building conservation
centre and the creation of an aerospace centre.
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KidZania to launch two more sites across the UK
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Oct 2014
KidZania – the educational attraction for kids that allows them to experience
simulations of real-life jobs – is planning an additional two sites in the UK to the
one already planned this year for London.
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Six in contention for RIBA Stirling Prize
BY Tom Anstey | 13 Oct 2014
The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize – the UK’s most prestigious architectural
award – has been revealed, with the winner to be announced on Thursday (16
October).
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'Our Zoo' TV show worth £30m in PR to Chester Zoo, says MD
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Oct 2014
Chester Zoo’s managing director Jamie Christon has said the hit BBC
show, Our Zoo, has provided the equivalent of around £30m
(US$48.1m, €38m) in free PR for the visitor attraction in the north of England.
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VAC 2014 underway in central London
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Oct 2014
The annual Visitor Attraction Conference (VAC) has kicked-off today (9 October)
at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.
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A-listers give voices to London’s talking statues
BY Alice Davis | 19 Aug 2014
A star-studded cast of voices, including Patrick Stewart, Prunella Scales and
Jeremy Paxman, are bringing London’s statues to life with today's (19 August)
launch of a new 'Sing London' history campaign.
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Google Glass to revolutionise the way we look at art
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Jun 2014
A research team is investigating how Google Glass can be used to display
instant information on artworks as visitors walk round museums and galleries,
with the possibility the technology could replace guidebooks and audio guides
entirely.
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Chester Zoo announces phase two expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
In an exclusive interview with AM2, Jamie Christon, MD of Chester Zoo, UK, has revealed
the masterplan for the attraction’s second wave of expansion which will follow the
completion of the zoo’s Islands project in December this year. Islands will open to the
public in May 2015.
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Coronation Street attraction plan given green light
BY Jak Phillips | 29 Jan 2014
The Coronation Street cobbles at the soap's former home in Manchester’s
Granada Studios will open as an attraction in April, following approval from the
city’s council.
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Cristiano Ronaldo kicks off museum plan
BY Martin Nash | 05 Dec 2013
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he is opening a museum
devoted
to himself, to be situated on the island of Madeira where he was born.
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Product news
Dataton Watchout engages footie fans
BY Kate Corney | 11 Oct 2013
Dataton Watchout multi-image display and
presentation software is being used to manage content
across LCD displays at the The National Football
Museum, Manchester, UK.
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Technology: Get in touch
Attractions Management 2013 issue 2
New technology enables people to touch
and feel ancient artefacts virtually
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Merlin Entertainments plans IPO by 2014
BY Tom Walker | 28 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments has revealed London is its preferred location for a
planned initial public offering (IPO), following more than £1bn turnover in 2012.
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Cash boost for War Museum's learning initiative
BY Aoife Dowling | 26 Mar 2013
IWM North in Trafford, part of Imperial War Museums, has received a £528,700 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
grant that will be used for a new volunteer initiative that aims to measure the impact of volunteering on
health and well being.
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Revamp planned for Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells, famous for the trial of the Tolpuddle
Martyrs, is set to be transformed into a visitor attraction as part of Heritage
Lottery Funding awarded to Shire Hall, in which they are housed.
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UK Football Museum to invest in former site at Preston
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 03 Jan 2013
The National Football Museum has announced it will invest in its original site
in Preston, Lancashire, UK, which closed its doors to the public in 2010 when
the museum moved to central Manchester. The Preston site no longer has public galleries but is still home
to research facilities.
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Chester Zoo to create authentic Asian habitat
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Nov 2012
Visitors to Chester Zoo will soon be navigating their way through swamps,
mangroves, bamboos and tropical forests as part of a planned £30m
redevelopment.
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Rochdale Pioneers Museum reopens after refit
BY Kath Hudson | 22 Nov 2012
The refurbished Rochdale Pioneers Museum, which celebrates the birth of the co-operative movement, has
reopened its doors after a £2.3m refit.
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Product news
Mediamation 4D theatre for NY Legoland
BY Martin Nash | 26 Jun 2012
MediaMation is to provide a turnkey 4D
theatre for Merlin Entertainments' new
Legoland Discovery Centre in Yonkers, New
York, US.
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FIFA plans new museum for Zurich base
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
FIFA, the international governing body for football, is planning to establish a
new museum dedicated to the sport as part of an expansion of its Zurich base in
Switzerland.
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July opening for National Football Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Apr 2012
The National Football Museum (NFM) has revealed that it will open at its new
Manchester home on 6 July, following the attraction's relocation from Preston's
Deepdale stadium.
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ACE confirms finalised Renaissance awards
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Apr 2012
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced details of the final awards to its
Renaissance major partner museums, which will see more than £62m invested over
the coming three years.
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Chester Zoo unveils £30m Islands plans
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Mar 2012
Chester Zoo has unveiled plans to bring the islands of Sumatra, Papua New Guinea
and the Philippines to Cheshire, UK, as part of a £30m scheme showcasing its
conservation work.
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Domestic tourism boost for UK attractions
BY Tom Walker | 05 Mar 2012
Ongoing 'staycationing' trend saw UK attractions benefit from improved visitor
figures during 2011, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions
(ALVA).
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Product news
dbn Lighting illuminates Manchester exhibition
BY Martin Nash | 28 Feb 2012
Manchester-based dbn Lighting has supplied a
custom LED and control solution to the city's
Whitworth Art Gallery as part of the "Cotton
: Global Threads" exhibition.
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Kids In Museums award longlist revealed
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Feb 2012
Kids in Museums has announced that 20 attractions across the country are in the
running to be recognised for being the UK's most accessible and welcoming to
visitors of all ages.
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CBP4m funding for English museums/galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jan 2012
A total of 36 museums and galleries throughout England are to receive a share of
£4m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson
Foundation.
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Franczyk announced as new MOSI director
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Jan 2012
National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) learning director Jean M Franczyk
has been named director of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester (MOSI).
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At-Bristol appoints new chief executive
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Jan 2012
UK science centre At-Bristol has confirmed Phil Winfield, director of the INTECH
Science Centre and Planetarium in Winchester, will replace Dr Goéry Delacôte as
its chief executive.
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New trustees for National Football Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Dec 2011
House of Lords deputy speaker Lord Faulkner of Worcester is among three members
to join the National Football Museum's board of trustees at its new Manchester home.
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NMSI to merge with Manchester attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Dec 2011
Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is to join the National
Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) group of UK attractions in January 2012.
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Record visitor numbers for Chester Zoo
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2011
Chester Zoo has confirmed it has welcomed more than 1.4 million so far this
year, which is a figure that has surpassed the wildlife attraction's previous
record set three years ago.
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Imagemakers' app engine helping heritage sites go digital
BY Martin Nash | 22 Nov 2011
Heritage interpretation consultants
Imagemakers have launched 'i-explore', an app
engine designed to help the heritage sector
embrace digital technology and increase
learning and participation.
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Work starts on new Irish World Heritage Centre
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Nov 2011
Construction work has now started on a two-phase development to build a new
Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 25 years after the
original venue opened.
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Bletchley Park secures £4.6m HLF grant
BY Tom Walker | 05 Oct 2011
Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes has secured a £4.6m grant from the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) that will go towards improving the visitor experience at the
historic former code breaking facility.
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Mather and Co nets football museum deal
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Sep 2011
Cheshire-based Mather and Co has announced that it has been awarded the design
contract for the new National Football Museum, which is relocating from Preston
to Manchester.
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ACE to hold 'transition briefings'
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Sep 2011
Arts Council England (ACE) is to brief senior staff from museums and other organisations at a series of meetings this month as it prepares to take over responsibility for the sector.
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£10.2m funding for four heritage projects
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Jul 2011
Four projects - including the major redevelopment of Colchester Castle Museum, Essex - are to receive a share of £10.2m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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dbn spaces out at Jodrell Bank
BY Martin Nash | 12 Jul 2011
Manchester based dbn provided the lighting
for the first of a potential new series of
live concerts at the iconic Lovell radio
telescope at Jodrell Bank.
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Product news
AC-ET's Shure winner at Sussex theatre
BY Martin Nash | 12 Jul 2011
A.C. Entertainment Technologies' (AC-ET)
Audio division has supplied a Shure UHF-R
wireless microphone system to Chichester
Festival Theatre in West Sussex, UK.
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West Berkshire Museum architects named
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2011
Manchester-based architects Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams (BFAW) have been appointed to lead the redevelopment of the West Berkshire Museum in Newbury.
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New sites join Heritage Open Days programme
BY Pete Hayman | 18 May 2011
North Lees Hall in Derbyshire - the inspiration behind Mr Rochester's house in Jane Eyre is among the new additions to this year's Heritage Open Days programme.
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New exhibition opens at Bolsover Castle
BY Pete Hayman | 12 May 2011
A new exhibition and discovery centre, which examines the equestrian heritage of Bolsover Castle near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, has been launched by English Heritage.
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Chester Zoo's biodome project put on hold
BY Tom Walker | 06 May 2011
Chester Zoo has shelved its plans for a new £90m Heart of Africa biodome attraction, saying that the project will now form a 'latter part' of the zoo's £225m Natural Vision scheme.
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£3m Discovery Centre opens at Jodrell Bank
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2011
A new £3m 'live science' Discovery Centre has been officially opened by the University of Manchester (UM) at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire.
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£8.2m to 'open up' creative learning spaces
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Mar 2011
Dame Vivien Duffield has revealed that 11 cultural organisations across England are in line to receive a share of £8.2m to help "open up" creative learning spaces for young people.
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Ellesmere Port waterfront vision unveiled
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Mar 2011
A partnership including Peel Land and Property; the Waterways Trust; and Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWCC) has unveiled its new vision for Ellesmere Port's waterfront.
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Joint director to lead Manchester galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Mar 2011
Manchester City Council (MCC) and the University of Manchester (UM) have announced that a joint director will lead two of the city's prominent art galleries.
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£8m HLF grant for Manchester art gallery
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Feb 2011
Plans for the multi-million pound extension of the Whitworth Art Gallery at the University of Manchester have been awarded £8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Long list announced for Art Fund Prize
BY Tom Walker | 08 Feb 2011
A long list of ten museums in the running to win The Art Fund Prize, the UK's single largest arts prize, has been announced.
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Chichester museum to close ahead of move
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Jan 2011
Chichester District Museum's (CDM) Little London home is to close for the final time on 29 January ahead of its move to a new location later this year.
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Scientific prize for RZSS
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2011
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS) zoological genetics unit Wildgenes has won a scientific prize for its Scottish wildcat research concept.
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Hunt launches Plus Tate arts initiative
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Oct 2010
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a major new collaborative arts initiative involving the Tate and 18 other institutions across the UK.
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MOSI adds 4D effects theatre
BY Tom Walker | 20 Oct 2010
The Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester (MOSI) has opened a 4D effects theatre as part of its strategy to add to its entertainment offering.
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Work underway on new Chichester museum
BY Martin Nash | 14 Oct 2010
Construction of the new Chichester District Museum is now starting to take shape, with work on casting the concrete walls and floors of the structure's first and second floor levels currently taking place.
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Council backing for Chester Zoo expansion
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Sep 2010
Chester Zoo's plans for a major £225m expansion have been handed a boost after Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWCC) recommended the scheme for approval.
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Public to comment on Southend Museum plans
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Sep 2010
Residents and visitors are being given the chance to discuss plans for a proposed new museum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, as part of a council-organised consultation.
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Leisure schemes dealt NWDA funding blow
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Jul 2010
A number of leisure schemes across North West England have been dealt a blow after the regional development agency's budget was reduced by £52m by the government.
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DCMS reveals world heritage candidates
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Jul 2010
Nearly 40 UK locations have put themselves forward to be considered for World Heritage Site status, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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South African Breweries' World of Beer
BY Sarah Todd | 07 Jun 2010
In November 2007, creative consultancy Mather & Co
completed a R23m redevelopment of one of South Africa's
top visitor attractions - the SAB World of Beer in
Johannesburg.
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Aerial Extreme plans new rope courses
BY Pete Hayman | 26 May 2010
Aerial Extreme has announced plans to open two new urban high rope adventure courses - one in Sheffield and one in Manchester.
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£3m funding for Jodrell Bank scheme
BY Martin Nash | 25 May 2010
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) are to provde funding of £3.1m to kick-start the creation of a new Science Discovery Centre at Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory.
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Preston football museum set to close
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Apr 2010
Efforts to retain the National Football Museum's (NFM) public galleries in Preston, Lancashire, have failed after trustees were unable to reach agreement with the local authority.
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New Museum of Wigan Life opens
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Apr 2010
A new museum has opened its doors to the public in Wigan, Greater Manchester, following the completion of a £1.9m scheme to revamp the town's former History Shop.
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New visitor attraction for Tameside
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Apr 2010
Waterworks - the latest addition to Tameside Council's museum and galleries portfolio - has been officially opened in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
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Government funding for north west museums
BY Martin Nash | 06 Apr 2010
The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a total of £700,000 funding for museum projects in Manchester and Liverpool.
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Jodrell Bank unveils visitor centre plans
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Mar 2010
Plans have been submitted to Cheshire East Council (CEC) for the creation of a new discovery centre at the University of Manchester's (UM) Jodrell Bank Observatory.
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Chester to bid for World Heritage status
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Mar 2010
Chester West and Chester Council (CWCC) has confirmed that it will be leading a bid to have the city qualify for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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New-look People's History Museum reopens
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Mar 2010
A museum exploring the role of working-class people in the development of democracy in Britain from the early 18th century to the present day has officially reopened in Manchester.
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Roman chariot racing track target reached
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Mar 2010
A fundraising campaign set up to help safeguard the future of Britain's last remaining Roman chariot horse racing track, near Colchester, Essex, has reached its target of £200,000.
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Chester's Cathedral Quarter set for revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Feb 2010
Chester's historic Cathedral Quarter is set for a major £7.5m revamp as part of the local authority's efforts to establish the city as an international tourism and cultural destination.
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Manchester Airkix centre opens
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 14 Jan 2010
A £4.4m indoor skydiving centre has opened at the Trafford Quays Leisure Village in Manchester.
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Wigan 'heritage hub' nearing completion
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
The new Museum of WiganLife is set to open this spring, following the completion of a major £1.9m scheme to transform the former History Shop into a 'heritage hub' for the Lancashire town.
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DBN lights Da Vinci Exhibition
BY Mark Edmonds | 14 Dec 2009
UK based DBN Lighting has completed the
design, supply and installation of lighting
for the new "Da Vinci - the Genius" exhibition.
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Revamp underway at MOSI
BY Tom Walker | 10 Dec 2009
Work has begun on a £7m redevelopment project on the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester.
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'Line of light' planned for Hadrian's Wall
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Nov 2009
Hadrian's Wall Heritage (HWH) has announced plans to create a 'line of light' along the length of the World Heritage Site between Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, and Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria.
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BMAG scheme nets £4.8m HLF funding
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Nov 2009
Plans to create a new wing at Birmingham Museum and Gallery (BMAG), dedicated to the city's history, have been handed a £4.8m boost as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) 15th anniversary celebrations.
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Football museum set for Manchester move
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Nov 2009
The National Football Museum has announced plans to open at Manchester's Urbis centre in 2011 after trustees of the attraction resolved to enter into a deal with Manchester City Council (MCC).
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Blenheim Palace joins green tourism scheme
BY Martin Nash | 18 Nov 2009
Blenheim Palace, one of England's most famous stately homes, has become the 2,000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) in a ceremony carried out by Conservative Party leader David Cameron.
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New director for rail museum
BY Tom Walker | 13 Nov 2009
Steve Davies has been appointed the new director of the National Railway Museum (NRM).
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Winchester Guildhall set for £3.2m revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Nov 2009
A new café is set to open at the historic Guildhall in Winchester, Hampshire, as part of £3.2m redevelopment plans unveiled by Winchester City Council (WCC).
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Merlin unveils Texas attraction plans
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Oct 2009
A new US$12m (£7.3m, €8.1m) Legoland Discovery Centre (LDC) is to be built at a shopping centre in Grapevine, Texas, US, under new plans unveiled by Merlin Entertainments.
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New bid to prevent football museum move
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Oct 2009
Lancashire County Council (LCC), Preston City Council (PCC) and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) have joined forces to keep the National Football Museum in Preston.
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Family theme park planned for Jamaica
BY Helen Patenall | 13 Oct 2009
A new family attraction called Brooks Park will be built in Mandeville, Manchester, on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The 38-acre site, which will resemble Emancipation Park in Kingston, will accommodate a stadium featuring cycle and athletic tracks, an outdoor amphitheatre, a heated indoor swimming pool, a gym and a health suite.
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Aberdeen wheel plans approved
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Oct 2009
Plans for the installation of a temporary 40m (131.2ft)-high observation wheel in the Castlegate area of Aberdeen have been given the nod of approval by the local authority.
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ACE announces latest Sustain funding
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Sep 2009
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced that a further £6.2m is to be invested in a total of 18 arts organisations over the next two years as part of the Sustain initiative.
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Football museum set for Manchester switch
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Sep 2009
Manchester City Council (MCC) has confirmed that it is in discussions with trustees of the National Football Museum over the possibility of relocating the attraction to the city's Urbis centre.
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Heritage Open Days 2009 launched
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2009
Heritage Open Days 2009, an initiative that aims to provide members of the public with the chance to visit more than 4,000 historic sites between 10-13 September, has been launched in Brighton, East Sussex.
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Nick Varney to speak at VAC2009
BY Tom Walker | 25 Aug 2009
Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments Group, will give a keynote speech at this year's Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2009).
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Nick Varney to speak at VAC2009
BY Tom Walker | 25 Aug 2009
Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments Group, will give a keynote speech at this year’s Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2009).
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Hadrian's Wall conservation work completed
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Jul 2009
Conservation work has been completed on a 0.5-mile (0.8km) section of Hadrian's Wall near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, to remove it from English Heritage's Heritage At Risk Register.
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Chimp escape forces zoo evacuation
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Jul 2009
Bosses at Chester Zoo in the UK were forced to evacuate visitors from the Cheshire attraction on 5 July after a number of chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure into a nearby keeper's area.
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Merlin plans new £7.5m Legoland attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Jul 2009
Merlin Entertainments, one of the world's largest visitor attraction operators, has announced plans to open a new £7.5m Legoland Discovery Centre (LDC) at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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Public consultation for Chester Zoo plans
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Jun 2009
Four public forums are to be held to allow local residents to comment on plans for the £225m transformation of Chester Zoo into one of the largest conservation, animal and leisure attractions in Europe.
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Council to pursue Heaton Hall restoration
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jun 2009
Manchester City Council (MCC) has announced that it will continue with plans for the restoration of Heaton Hall, Prestwich, despite failing in its bid to secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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War museum names preferred designer
BY Tom Walker | 16 Jun 2009
Imperial War Museum North (IWMN) in Manchester has selected German architects Topotek 1 as the preferred design team to develop the external spaces of the museum.
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Rapid Retail at Woburn
BY Mark Edmonds | 15 Jun 2009
Rapid Retail has made its first foray into
the leisure attraction industry with the
opening of a store at Woburn Safari Park in
Bedfordshire.
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Middlesbrough Wheel scheme delayed
BY Pete Hayman | 27 May 2009
Plans to establish a new 40m (131.2ft) wheel attraction in the centre of Middlesbrough, north east England, have been delayed after it was revealed that a suitable wheel is not yet available.
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£10m to revitalise UK town centres
BY Pete Hayman | 18 May 2009
Eight run-down town centres across the UK are in line to receive a share of £10m to fund a range of regeneration projects as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI).
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Man Utd attraction for Macau
BY Tom Walker | 14 May 2009
A new visitor attraction, based on the English Premiership football club Manchester United, has opened at The Venetian Macao-Resort-hotel in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau.
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Experiencing Manchester in Macau
06 May 2009
The Manchester United Experience, designed by British experiential consultants MET Studio, has opened at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau.
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Cash injection for Gaskell's house revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Apr 2009
Attempts to save the former home of author Elizabeth Gaskell have received a boost after English Heritage (EH) announced that it would contribute more than £260,000 as part of a £2.5m revamp of the property.
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Middlesbrough set for new wheel attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Mar 2009
A new 40m (131.2ft) wheel attraction could be established in the centre of Middlesbrough, north east England, if the local authority approves plans put forward by World Tourist Attractions (WTA).
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Council applies for Heaton Hall funding
BY Tom Walker | 19 Mar 2009
Manchester City Council has made a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in order to secure funding towards the £9.4m restoration of the historic Heaton Hall.
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HLF announces backing for three schemes
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Feb 2009
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that three prominent heritage attractions across the UK have received a significant funding boost after being awarded a first-round pass.
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Concorde visitor centre to open
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 25 Feb 2009
A £1m Concorde Visitor Centre is to open at Manchester Airport’s Aviation Viewing Park.
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Plans for Chichester museum approved
BY Caroline Wilkinson | 13 Feb 2009
Chichester District Council, in West Sussex, has approved detailed plans for a controversial £6.9m museum and residential development to be built on what is currently a car park containing remains of the Roman baths.
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£165m revamp for central Manchester
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Feb 2009
Plans for the £165m refurbishment of Manchester's town hall complex has been given the green light by the city council. The project, which is expected to get underway later this year, has been designed to preserve the area's historic buildings for future generations.
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Gaskell’s house to be restored
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 14 Nov 2008
Author Elizabeth Gaskell’s former house in Plymouth Grove, Ardwick – where novels including Cranford and Wives and Daughters were written – is to receive a £2.5m refurbishment.
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New Concorde attraction delayed
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Sep 2008
The opening of a new £1.1m Concorde hangar and visitor centre at Manchester Airport has been delayed.
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Chester Zoo expansion plans
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 13 Jun 2008
Chester Zoo could undergo expansion works that would see the site triple in size.
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Chichester Museum project gets underway
BY Tom Walker | 04 Jun 2008
Work has begun to temporarily uncover the remains of Chichester’s Roman baths, which are currently buried under a car park.
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Currier Museum reopens after U$S21.4m revamp
BY Tom Walker | 03 Apr 2008
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire has reopened its doors to the public after completing a two-year redevelopment programme.
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Art Fund award contenders short-listed
BY Helen Patenall | 05 Feb 2008
Ten museums and galleries have been short-listed for The Art Fund’s coveted £100,000 award for an original and imaginative arts project.
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Who is Andy Burnham?
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 30 Jan 2008
As previously reported, Andy Burnham has replaced James Purnell as culture secretary, after the latter took on the role of minister for work and pensions. But who is Andy Burnham?
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£54m MOSI revamp unveiled
BY Helen Patenall | 16 Nov 2007
Designs of a £54m redevelopment of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester have been unveiled.
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Grants enable expansion of heritage projects in Rochdale
BY Tim Nash | 05 Nov 2007
Leisure trust Link4Life, which operates sports and cultural services in the borough of Rochdale, has received funding for two new heritage projects in collaboration with Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum and local schools.
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Tooth and claw at Manchester Museum
BY Tom Walker | 02 Nov 2007
A new exhibition exploring the relationship between humans and wild predators will open at the Manchester Museum on 10 November.
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CMT gets astrophysical
15 Oct 2007
For the first time in 50 years, the dish of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope has been utilised as a giant open-air projection screen for a public son et lumiere event, Space 50.
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Networking in train for gamers
31 Jul 2007
Senior managers of the world's gaming software companies and software developers from the UK's North West were guests of the UKTI on a special train recently.
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Intech to open planetarium
BY Tom Walker | 23 Jul 2007
The Intech science centre in Winchester will add a planetarium to its range of attractions next year.
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Fingershielding
12 Jul 2007
Oldham Sports Centre in Greater Manchester has seen the installation of Fingershield Safety's award-winning door safety devices.
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Exhibition on inclusion opens in Bristol
BY Tom Walker | 15 Jun 2007
A new free exhibition exploring the history, lives and experiences of people with learning difficulties will open at Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery tomorrow (16 June).
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Pallant House Gallery wins Gulbenkian prize
BY Helen Patenall | 25 May 2007
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester won the £100,000
Gulbenkian prize for museums and galleries at a ceremony held at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.
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Marwell Zoo goes down under
25 Apr 2007
Marwell Zoological Park in Winchester, Hampshire, UK, has unveiled its new Australian Bush Walk and Encounter Village.
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£8m rollercoaster for Pleasure Beach
24 Apr 2007
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is to unveil its new £8m rollercoaster, Infusion, in May.Infusion is the world’s first suspended looping coaster (SLC) to be built completely over water and is the tallest SLC in the UK.
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Enjoy England Awards 2007 announced
BY Helen Patenall | 23 Apr 2007
The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2007 were announced at The Banqueting House in London last week.
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Gulbenkian shortlist announced
BY Tom Walker | 12 Apr 2007
The four attractions to make it to the shortlist for the 2007 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries have been announced.
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Councils combine museum services
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Apr 2007
Colchester and Ipswich Borough Councils have combined their museum services to form The Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service.
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Gulbenkian nominees announced
BY Helen Patenall | 05 Feb 2007
The 10 UK museums and galleries selected for the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year 2007 long list have been announced.
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Cash boost for Manchester museums
BY Helen Patenall | 28 Dec 2006
The museums and galleries sector in Manchester is set to receive £574,500 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Maritime Museum to feature Viking treasure
BY Helen Patenall | 06 Dec 2006
Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool will feature a collection of Viking treasure in its July 2007 exhibit – dubbed the Magical History Tour.
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Artist arrested over inflatable artwork deaths
29 Nov 2006
Maurice Agis – the artist who created an inflatable work of art that was the centre of a freak accident which killed two people – has been arrested by Durham police on suspicion of manslaughter.
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Ancestral walking tours marketed to Virginians
BY Helen Patenall | 06 Nov 2006
A Kent pub and Canterbury-based tour operator have teamed up to market the county as an ancestral adventure holiday destination to tourists from Virginia, US.
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Rainforest planned for north west
27 Oct 2006
A £75m Eden Project-style Amazonian rainforest scheme is being planned for the north of England, with Blackpool, Liverpool and Manchester all being considered as locations.
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Giving history a face
10 Oct 2006
The reconstructed of a 1st or 2nd century Roman soldier is set to form the centrepiece of this season's exhibits in the Trimontium Museum in Melrose, Scotland.
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Manchester Tourism Awards 2007 launched
BY Sarah Todd | 04 Oct 2006
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and Marketing Manchester have launched the annual Manchester Tourism Awards 2007.
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Prince backs heritage scheme
29 Sep 2006
The Prince of Wales is backing a new scheme which seeks to revive skills integral to ensuring growth in the built heritage sector.
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£80m mixed-use scheme for Dorchester
BY Sarah Todd | 15 Sep 2006
The historic Roman baths at Dorchester, UK, could be turned into a visitor attraction as part of an £80m mixed-use redevelopment of the Charles Street car park in the town centre.
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Chester pushes ahead with £19m amphitheatre scheme
09 Aug 2006
Chester City Council has expressed its disappointment in failing to secure a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Living Landmark Programme to develop plans for a cultural centre near the city’s Roman amphitheatre – but announced that it will be working with English Heritage to find further sources for the £100,000 needed to work out detailed plans.
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Grant for American Museum expansion
06 Apr 2006
The American Museum in Britain near Bath has received a £450,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant to develop a 3,500sq ft (325sq m) extension.
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New Islington’s 31-acre eco park
29 Mar 2006
Construction has started on the eco park project within Manchester Millennium Community’s 31-acre New Islington development.
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Currier to close for expansion work
23 Mar 2006
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, has announced it will be closing for 18 months while it undergoes an US$20m (16.5m euro, £11.4m) expansion programme.
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Manchester fire station venture
16 Mar 2006
Developer Argent and the Piccadilly Partnership – an alliance between the Manchester City Council, the private sector and other public sector agencies – plan to redevelop the grade II-listed, derelict London Road fire station in Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
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Agencies launch partnership to promote culture and sport
14 Feb 2006
A new collaboration betwen the national government agencies responsible for sport, arts, heritage, the built environment and museums and libraries in the UK has been launched to deliver creative, cultural and sporting opportunities.
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Gulbenkian shortlist announced
13 Feb 2006
The 10 UK museums and galleries selected for the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year 2006 long list have been announced.
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£15m promised to revamp two heritage sites
30 Jan 2006
The UK secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Tessa Jowell, has announced that the People’s History Museum in Manchester and London’s Chiswick House are to be granted a total of £15m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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TSE identifies tourism customer profiles
21 Nov 2005
Tourism businesses and destinations in the south east of England are set to benefit from the results of a visitor research project carried out over the summer by Tourism South East (TSE).
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Mass-Observation at Manchester
24 Oct 2005
The Manchester Museum has launched a new exhibition, presenting a selection of photographs from the pre-war Mass-Observation project.
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Two more museums go free
27 Jul 2005
Two more national museums will be able to provide free admission to the public following the UK government’s decision to expand the VAT refund scheme.
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MSIM reports record figures
04 May 2005
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MSIM) has revealed a 29 per cent year-on-year increase in visitor numbers for the 2004-5 financial year.
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Deaf people failed by UK arts attractions
30 Nov 2004
A new survey of arts attractions across the UK has found that the majority are failing their deaf and hard of hearing customers with ‘an overwhelmingly endless catalogue of patchy access’.
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Northwest recognises excellence in tourism
14 Oct 2004
Ullswater Steamers and Muncaster Castle in Cumbria were just two of the tourism businesses recognised in the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA)’s annual tourism awards held this week.
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Museum delegation hails China trip a success
08 Sep 2004
A recent visit to China by a delegation of museum experts, led by the British Council’s project manager for creative industries, Orlando Edwards, has been hailed a success.
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British museums delegation heads to China
11 Aug 2004
A delegation of British museums and attractions experts put together by The British Council is currently visiting China to assist the nation in developing its museums industry.
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AIL scheme saves art worth £21m for the nation
28 Jul 2004
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has revealed that public art collections in the UK are to be boosted by works worth more than £20m as a result of the government’s Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) scheme.
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An honorable industry
15 Jun 2004
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List has recognised a number of leisure industry professionals.
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Potter hits the really big screen
08 Jun 2004
The latest Harry Potter film is set to take a giant step next month – when it hits IMAX screens across the country.
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Gallery benefits from architect's gift
06 Apr 2004
Pallant House art gallery in Chichester has received a substantial gift from the architect who designed the British Library, Sir Colin St John Wilson.
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Aquarium operator swims deep in profit
05 Feb 2004
Deep Sea Leisure (DSL) – which owns deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Scotland and the Blue Planet attraction in Chester, England – reported strong annual profits last week.
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New director for Manchester museum
14 Jan 2004
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester has appointed Dr Ian Griffin of NASA’s Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, USA as its new director.
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Stolen paintings back on show at Whitworth
30 May 2003
Three paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso and Gaugin, which were stolen from the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, UK, during the night of 26 April are now back on display.
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New faces to head Urbis revamp
16 Apr 2003
Following the departure of Elizabeth Usher, the director of Urbis, only nine months after the £30m visitor centre opened in Manchester, UK, the attraction is going to have a new general manager and creative director.
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BBC to save Britain's heritage
21 Mar 2003
One of 30 derelict historic buildings across the UK will have the chance of restoration if it wins enough votes in a forthcoming BBC2 series.
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New plans bring £7m to Hadrian's Wall
26 Sep 2002
Hadrian's Wall is to receive more than £7m over the next six years to create world-class visitor facilities. The news came at the launch of a revised Management Plan for the World Heritage Site, which runs from 2002 to 2007.
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Xperiment gallery opens
26 Jul 2002
Xperiment, the new interactive gallery at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, formally opened last month.
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Celebration of Manchester's waterways
12 Jul 2002
Aquafest, British Waterways' contribution to the XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester this summer, begins on 25 July with a Commonwealth Canal Carnival.
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Dublin museum wins European award
17 May 2002
Chester Beatty Library in Dublin has been awarded the European Museum of the Year 2002 award by the European Museum Forum, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
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TiLE Conference 11-13 June 2002
1 May 2002
The eleventh annual TiLE conference is to be held at the Estrel Convention Center, Berlin from 11-13 June 2002.
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Windermere bouncing back
5 Feb 2002
Four of Lake Windermere's most popular attractions have joined forces to attract visitors back to the Lake District.
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Manchester Art Gallery to re-open
15 Jan 2002
Following a £35m expansion and refurbishment programme, the Manchester Art Gallery will re-open to the public on May 25.
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Hard Rock Casino to open in London
13 Dec 2001
Rank Group Gaming Division has been granted a licence to open a Hard Rock Casino just off Leicester Square, in London's West End.
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Treasure hoard on view at British Museum
28 Nov 2001
The Winchester Treasure - a gold jewellery hoard from mid 1st century BC has gone on display at the British Museum after being discovered by a metal detectorist in the autumn of 2000.
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War musuem on track for summer opening
27 Nov 2001
The exterior of Imperial War Museum North, the first building in the UK to be designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind, is now complete with the museum set to open next summer.
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Immotion VR
Immotion Group bring together world-class CGI experts, award-winning content creators, amazing storytellers and state-of-the-art motion platform technology to provide customers with immersive ‘out-of-home’ experiences.
Formed from the merger of Studio Liddell – a Manchester-based CGI studio, and C2K – Los Angeles based filmmakers, Immotion Group combines over 40 years of experience in storytelling, content creation, advertising, art direction and communications.
Immotion Group are the writers, the producers, the directors, the strategists and the marketing experts. They are the creators, with each member of their dedicated team bringing unique creative skills and ideas to the table. From humble beginnings in 1996, they’ve always been at the cutting edge of technology, animation and virtual reality. And at their core, they’ve always been focused on creating the highest-quality content for every kind of experience.
immotion.co.uk
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Distinction Fitness and Education
Ashbourne Derbyshire UK
Distinction Fitness and Education are a newly established business which is delivering Central YMCA Qualifications with an emphasis on quality. Our aim is to introduce enthusiastic, knowledgeable and qualified students to the leisure industry and also to provide existing gym instructors and personal trainers with high quality, affordable developmental training.
We will deliver this high quality by only using tutors who are not only well qualified in the industry, but also have industry working experience and suitable teaching qualifications. Our main strategy is to establish excellence in an area where we feel that the quality of training has declined. Due to us remaining a small company, our prices are extremely competitive.
www.distinctionfitness.co.uk
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Verge Media
Stockport Cheshire UK
We produce training and corporate DVDs, from the filming, all the way through to delivery of the finished discs. Our services also include design and production of websites and printed material.
www.vergemedia.co.uk
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