� IN FOCUS l LONDON & THE HOME COUNTIES Houses of Parliament exhibition to tell suffragette stories
Rare items from the suffragette movement will be on display in the Houses of Parliament’s Voice and Vote exhibition (June 27-October 6). The exhibition tells the story
of a century of women’s voices in Parliament, and recreates lost historic spaces known as ‘The Ventilator’, ‘The Cage’ and ‘The Tomb’, which were used to segregate women from the business of Parliament. One loan reveals the story of Alice Hawkins, a suffragette from Leicester who was jailed five times for campaigning for women’s rights. The loan from her family includes her original Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) sash, a ‘Holloway’ portcullis brooch and her
Endangered okapi is named after Meghan Markle
Meghan is the name of the newest arrival at ZSL London Zoo, named after Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s fiancee, to celebrate the forthcoming royal wedding. Zookeeper Gemma Metcalf said: “A new birth is always cause for celebration, but Meghan’s important arrival is also a great opportunity to draw attention to the okapi, which is an extremely endangered species.”
zsl.org
Multimillion-pound museum revamp marks RAF centenary
The RAF Museum in Colindale, London, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force with a major transformation of its facilities.
A newly landscaped site includes outdoor picnic areas, children’s playground, restaurant, car parking, and fully accessible pathways. Two new galleries will explore the first 100 years of the RAF, its roles today and invite visitors to
28 TravelGBI | March 2018
imagine its future contribution and technology. A third new exhibition will focus on the story of the RAF from the Falklands Conflict of the early 1980s to current operations. More than 500 previously unseen artefacts relating to RAF history will be on display including logbooks, uniforms, lucky charms and technical equipment.
The new exhibitions will open at the end of June 2018 as part of the wider calendar of RAF 100 events celebrating and commemorating the RAF’s centenary across the country.
The RAF Museum also has a site
at Cosford in Shropshire. Both sites will be marking the centenary
rafmuseum.org
hunger strike medal, awarded by the WSPU for “a gallant action”. It is the first time these items have been put on public display.
Joanne Marriott, Alice Hawkins’
great-great-grand-daughter, said: “I am proud to loan these objects to Parliament. She was just one woman, but now we can really appreciate how crucial her, and all the other women’s, dedication and sacrifice was to our democracy.” Melanie Unwin, co-curator of
the Voice and Vote exhibition, said: “This exciting exhibition should really give the public a sense of the barriers that women had to overcome to participate in democracy. “We are delighted to be able
to feature Alice Hawkins, whose extraordinary story will be brought to life by these rare surviving items which celebrate her bravery and commitment.”
parliament.uk/visit
World Rugby Museum kicks off at Twickenham
A new World Rugby Museum has opened at Twickenham, with more than 38,000 exhibits from around the world. Flexible start times are available
for group travel organisers and educational visits to the museum, which has moved from the East to the South Stand at Twickenham Stadium.
The museum began life as the ‘Museum of Rugby’ in 1996 before rebranding as the ‘World Rugby Museum’ in 2008. Phil McGowan, museum
curator, said: “The cutting edge new museum is bigger, better, brighter and more interactive than
River Cottage Kitchen and Deli opens at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has opened a River Cottage Kitchen and Deli at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. Offering locally-sourced ingredients, the restaurant overlooks the Chilterns on one side and white rhinos on the other.
zsl.org
ever before and will offer groups and educational visitors exciting hands-on interactive exhibits plus events and education and research facilities. It houses the world’s most prestigious collection of rugby memorabilia. This includes commentary, film and match- footage from the most iconic moments, memorable tours and greatest players in the history of what is the world’s most dramatic team sport.”
worldrugbymuseum.com
WHERE TO STAY
� Members of the rock band The Libertines plan to open a hotel in Margate, called Albion Rooms – the nickname they gave their east London flat in their early days. The band paid £450,000 in September 2017 for the former Palm Court hotel and a multimillion-pound refurbishment is planned. The site is not likely to open until early 2019.
travelgbi.com
Parliament WOA
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48
