attRactIons & MuseuMs


Eureka! plans for new gallery a step closer


TOM waLKER


Eureka! Te National Children’s Museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire has so far secured £2m of a total of £2.9m needed to create its new Me and My World gallery. Museum officials are hoping to replace


the Me and My Body exhibition and open the new gallery in 2012, which will be an educational experience dedicated to sci- ence, health and well-being. Chief executive Leigh-Anne Stradeski


said: ‘Te success in raising funds for a new gallery is heartening for Eureka!”


Lottery funding for Museum@WRI pETE HayMan


Museum@WRI – a new per- manent exhibition exploring the history of medicine – is to be created in one of the Worcester Royal Infirmary’s former wards. An extensive collection


of medical equipment, doc- uments and uniforms will go on display as part of the exhibition, which is being developed by the University of Worcester and George Marshall Medicine Museum. Bristol-based Simon Fenn


A former ward is to be transformed into the Museum@WRI attraction


is behind the design of the exhibition, which has been awarded a £537,000 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It will fea- ture “talking beds” and examples of traditional Victorian wards. George Marshall Medicine Museum will remain open. Te museum’s curator, Catriona Smellie, said: “The exhibition will include a lively


People will have to pay to visit the Meridian Line


Royal Observatory to charge for Meridian Line


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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, has said that it will re-introduce admission charges for part of its site. From 8 March, visitors will have to pay


for access to the Meridian Line court- yard, although tickets will effectively be an annual pass allowing multiple entries. Te Astronomy Centre will remain free. The charge will not only help main-


tain the fabric of the site, but also fund ongoing developments to all of the Royal Observatory’s galleries and facilities.


Drayton Manor unveils new children’s coaster for 2011


TOM waLKER


Drayton Manor theme park near Tamworth has revealed details of its new children’s coaster called Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission. Named aſter the animated TV series, the


ride has been designed and built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and features an out and back track layout, launching riders for- wards on their first tour before returning back along the same route to the station. Te track will be 180m (591ſt) in length


with a highest point of 20m (66ſt) and a maximum speed of 34mph (55 kph).


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interactive area, which will link the history of medicine to contemporary medical issues such as obesity and mental illness.” Worcester Royal Infirmary is the birthplace


of the British Medical Association, which was formed by Sir Charles Hastings in 1832. It now forms part of the university’s City Campus.


Three UK heritage schemes to share £7.4m pETE HayMan


Tree heritage projects – in Preston, Oxford and Torbay, Devon – have secured a share of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funding worth £7.4m. Oxford’s University Church


of St Mary the Virgin has secured £3.4m towards repairs to the façade and interior, along with plans to display the history of the property. Torre Abbey in Torbay has


been handed £2.8m to allow phase two of a restoration project to commence, includ- ing the extensive conservation of the medieval ruins. Elsewhere, the Harris Museum and Art


Torre Abbey has been handed £2.8m towards ongoing restoration work HLF chief executive Carole Souter said:


Gallery in Preston has been awarded nearly £1.2m to help fund the development of the attraction’s new Guild Gallery.


“Tese inspirational and important projects showcase our heritage at its very best, each providing their local communities and visi- tors with a special look into the past.”


Cash boost for Highlanders’ Museum scheme pETE HayMan


Plans to redevelop Te Highlanders’ Museum, near Inverness, have received £200,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Located at Fort George, the attraction explores the history of all army regiments from


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the Highlands and Islands from the Battle of Culloden to the present day. A £3m redevelopment scheme is being pro-


posed for Te Highlanders’ Museum, which aims to transform the attraction into an inter- active learning and education venue.


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