attractions & musEums ‘Eye’ attraction set for Weymouth


Proposals for the construction of a new 53m (174ſt) obser- vation tower as part of the Festival Pier redevelopment in Weymouth, Dorset, have been given the green light by the local authority. Weymouth and Portland


Borough Council has backed plans for the £3m Weymouth Eye attraction, which will be run by Merlin Entertaiments – the group which already manages the resort’s Sea Life attraction on the pier. Construction is expected to


Te planned new Weymouth Eye will be run by Merlin Entertainments


begin in November with work due to be completed by the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games. Te attraction will have a capacity of around 50 people and will see guests enter a ground level observation pod, which will then slowly ascend and descend. Te pod will rotate around the main structure, offering people inside 360-degree views.


Craig Dunkerley, general manager of the


Weymouth Sea Life attraction, will be respon- sible for the new tower attraction. He said: “Tis is great news. Te 360-degree panoramic views the tower will provide will be magnifi- cent and leave lasting memories of Weymouth for everyone who visits.”


MA calls for ‘community engagement’


Arts Council England (ACE) has been urged to promote “community engagement” in its aims for museums, follow- ing a consultation of Museum Association (MA) members. It follows a “brief” consul-


tation by the MA to gather views from its members on how ACE’s long-term frame- work should be developed. ACE recently confirmed


further details about how the Renaissance in the Regions programme will be deliv- ered from 1 October, with the National Programmes strand to continue as it is currently run by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. However, ACE will take a new approach


MA members were consulted on how ACE should develop its framework


in three other strands – a major grants pro- gramme; a strategic support fund; and museum


development. Te major grants programme will provide an open application process sim- ilar to ACE’s National Portfolio, which will mark a change from the MLA’s existing core museums concept.


New Gun Turret Experience at HMS Belfast


Exhibition designer Sarner has installed a new Gun Turret Experience at London’s HMS Belfast, which allows visitors to experience the Bsattle of the North Cape of 1943. In small groups of 15-20, visitors can step into the Gun Turret and recreate its atmosphere


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and conditions using lights, imagery, sound, smoke effects, movements and smells. Te space recreates sea warfare and offers


visitors a new way to understand the experi- ences of the sailors who served on HMS Belfast within a live action atmosphere.


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