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11 Jun 2002
Amphitheatre re-opens after 2000 years
Roman London's Amphitheatre opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years today, 11 June. The ruins of a segment of the arena, which would have seen battling gladiators and criminals being torn to pieces by wild animals in the second and third centuries, was discovered beneath Guildhall Yard in London in 1988. Costs of the archaeological excavation reached £4m and a further £1.3m has been spent
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11 Jun 2002
Roffey Park teaches management to Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum is running a leadership and management development programme for its senior managers designed by Roffey Park, the executive education and research provider. Sixty managers from the Imperial War Museums in London and Duxford, the Cabinet Rooms, HMS Belfast and the soon to open Imperial War Museum North, Manchester will take part. The six-day programme, which is split into two modules, will run
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11 Jun 2002
£30m Museum of urban life to open in Manchester
Manchester sees the opening of Urbis this month (June), a museum exploring the experience of living in a city. Located in the city's Millennium Quarter, Urbis is housed within a £23m, six-storey, glass building created by Ian Simpson Architects and designed to reflect the surrounding city. Four themed exhibitions take up a floor each and have been created for Urbis by designers At Large, Land Design Studio
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6 Jun 2002
London to get £60m aquarium
A £60m aquarium is planned for a site next to the river Thames in London as part of the capital's largest regeneration scheme. The new attraction, to be designed by Sir Terry Farrell, is expected to be among the world's top five, attracting one million visitors a year. Expected to open in 2006, the project will be part of the 168-acre Silvertown Quays development that includes 3,000 homes, hotels and offices.
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6 Jun 2002
Clean beaches celebration
A record number of British beaches have been awarded Blue Flags after passing tests for clean water, management and visitor facilities. Encams, the environment charity that administers the awards gave flags to 83 beaches - up from 55 last year. 'This is superb news for Britain and the two million people working in tourism, especially after the setbacks to the industry caused by September 11 and last year's
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31 May 2002
Ploughing the waves with pneumatic power
Visitors to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard are now experiencing what 'it's like to be at sea', says Barbara Barnes, general manager of Action Stations, the department that runs an Operations Room of a Type 23 frigate. A pneumatically-powered 9m x 6m pivoting platform built by British Turntable has been installed to 'recreate the challenges and excitement of today's Royal Navy' and is housed in a 10-tonne steel
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30 May 2002
Southall moves to Resource
Resource, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries has appointed Anna Southall - currently director of National Museums and Galleries of Wales - as its new chief executive. She will take up her new post in September. Details: www.resource.gov.uk
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28 May 2002
Warwick Castle opens Mill and Engine House
The Mill and Engine House at Warwick Castle has opened to the public for the first time after a £2m, year-long restoration programme which takes it back to how it was in 1900. The attraction is set in the face of the castle's south front and was used in the 14th century to grind flour, but was converted in 1894 to generate electricity for the then Earl of Warwick who lived in the castle. As well as seeing the
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28 May 2002
Young museum professionals 'distressed' according to survey
A survey commissioned by the Museum Professionals Group has found high levels of distress amongst junior museum professionals. Salary levels were felt to be much lower then expected after graduation, and poor management and lack of funding were also noted as negative factors. Many young professionals felt salary levels were barely sufficient to survive on in London, and with the shrinkage pf the profession
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30 May 2002
£1m Witley Court fountain restoration will take one year
Witley Court in Worcestershire is undergoing a £1m project to restore a 20 ton Trevi fountain depicting Perseus and Andromeda. The year-long programme will restore the 19th century fountain to its former glory; 'When the project is complete, the fountain will fire a high cascade of 30 arched water jets around a central 100ft plume of water, sending rainbows over the enormous pool,' said Stephen Wells, English Heritage
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29 May 2002
Staying in the desert at Eden
The Eden Project is planning to expand by building a desert landscape under a 150ft dome and a 200-bedroom low-energy hotel with walls made of rubble, if the necessary terrain and funding can be acquired. The centrepiece of the new plan is a third biome containing sandbanks and desert plants such as cacti. Three intersecting domes, 150-high and 380ft wide would keep rain off the dunes. Alongside the hotel, an
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29 May 2002
Leisure operators invited to advise on child safety
The government is inviting key operators in the leisure industry to comment on draft supplementary guidance to schools on how to organise outdoor adventure trips. The draft handbook, to be published later this year has been available to schools and local education authorities on the Department of Education's website www.dfes.gov.uk since last December and a pocket-sized handbook was made available to group leaders.
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