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3 Feb 2003
Isle of Man arts centre
The Isle of Man Arts Council is working with the Department of Education to convert a school hall into a community theatre. Work is scheduled to start on the site at Ballakermeen High School this June to create a 180-seat theatre, which will host local as well as professional performances. The £300,00 cost of the theatre will be met by £250,000 from the Arts Council's lottery fund from the sale of lottery
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30 Jan 2003
Scotland adopts consortium approach to boost tourism
A consortium of Scottish tourist boards has secured £4.1m of European Regional Development Funding to boost its marketing activities. The funding will be matched by the area tourist boards, which include Aberdeen and Grampian, Angus and Dundee, Kingdom of Fife, Perthshire and Argyll, allowing them to invest a total of £9.4m in marketing over the next three years. The money will support a range of programmes
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30 Jan 2003
Bexhill museums to merge
Two independent museums in Bexhill, East Sussex, have begun plans to merge to form a new museum. The Bexhill Museum and Bexhill Costume Museum, which have already submitted a bid for the first stage of funding for a new building, want to amalgamate along with the Bexhill Motor Racing Heritage Group. Around £1.6m is needed to fund the project with £900,000 expected to come from the Heritage Lottery Fund,
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30 Jan 2003
Last days of dying swan
Worcester's Swan Theatre closes this month after failing to persuade Worcester City Council to restore its full funding to the theatre. The council's announcement that it would withdraw nearly two-thirds of its annual funding for the theatre prompted the Swan's board of directors to launch a campaign to save the theatre. This included collecting 13,000 signatures and meeting senior members of the council to discuss
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30 Jan 2003
Banyan Tree Gallery to run museum shops
Singapore's National Heritage Board (NHB) has chosen Banyan Tree Gallery (BTG) to operate the retail outlets in its four national museums. The four shops, totalling over 3,000 square feet in retail space, will be rebranded as 'Museum shop by Banyan Tree' when they open on 1 March 2003. The NHB runs four national museums - Singapore Art Museum, Singapore History Museum and two Asian Civilisation Museums.
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27 Jan 2003
Blackpool zoo win for Grant Leisure
Grant Leisure Group (GLG), part of the MICE Group, has won its bid to operate Blackpool Zoo. GLG currently operates the Bournemouth Oceanarium and Aquarium of the Lakes on Lake Windermere through its operating subsidiary Real Live Leisure. It takes over the running of the zoo from Blackpool council - the local authority in England to own, operate and licence a zoo - which realised that further investment
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27 Jan 2003
Eureka! wins centre of excellence grant
Eureka! The Museum for Children in Halifax, UK, in partnership with the Yorkshire Museums Council, has received a grant from Yorkshire Forward to become established as a Centre of Excellence. The three-year £3.8m funding has been allocated to enhance the regional focus, specifically on the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and to build the capacity of museums, libraries and other learning
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27 Jan 2003
Glasgow science centre picks new CEO
After an uncomfortable hiatus, the Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) has appointed a new CEO and a new director of exhibits and programmes. Brian Weddell comes on board as chief executive. Formerly chief executive of Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich, Weddell also has senior experience at the Earth Centre in Doncaster. Grant Slinn is now heading up GSC's exhibits and programmes. Slinn's career
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27 Jan 2003
London still favoured by US tourists
The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) says London is still the favourite international destination for US tourists, with Dublin entering the winter top ten for the first time, according to the ASTA/Fodor's Winter Hot Spots Survey. London received 19.3 per cent of the votes, beating third-placed Paris (12.6 per cent) and Rome (7.5 per cent in fourth). Mexico is US tourists' country to travel to outside the US
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27 Jan 2003
Springboard backs vocational GCSE's
Springboard UK has backed the government's educational and training proposals for 14-19 year olds. Anne Walker, managing director of Springboard UK, said: 'The hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry is continually telling us that 14-19 year olds do not have the necessary workplace skills to take up employment in this sector. The proposed legislation will not take away from essential courses such as maths,
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27 Jan 2003
Stars turn out for Universal's Shrek
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow will provide the voices for the Shrek-inspired experience that Universal will unveil simultaneously at its theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando and Japan this summer, according to the LA Times. The studio has confirmed that the new attraction will feature 15 minutes of new 3D animation, taking up from where the 2001 feature film left off and leading into the
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27 Jan 2003
Silver Dollar City rebrands and expands
The parent company of Silver Dollar City is changing its name to reflect its growing portfolio. Silver Dollar City, Incorporated - the parent company of Silver Dollar City park, Dollywood theme park and several other US tourist-related properties -- is to change its name to Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. 'This change is simply part of the evolution of our business,' said president and CEO, Mel Bilbo.
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