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03 Jan 2012
360 Play centre opens in Hertfordshire
DP Leisure has opened a second 360 Play-branded family entertainment centre at Stevenage Leisure Park in Hertfordshire, following the success of its first venue in Milton Keynes.
The new 24,000sq ft (2,230sq m) venue, which is housed within the former Liquid and Envy nightclub, is approximately a third
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23 Dec 2011
Meraas plans AED2.2bn Dubai theme park
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate firm Meraas has announced plans to develop a new AED2.2bn (£382m, EUR459m, US$599m) movie-based theme park.
Dubai Adventure Studios will be located at Meraas' master development near to the Arabian Ranches intersection and is to form the first stage in a three-phase scheme covering 8 million sq ft (743,224sq m) of land.
The theme park itself will span 2 million sq ft
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23 Dec 2011
Council pledges £1m Broomhill Pool funding
Plans to restore and reopen Ipswich's historic Broomhill Pool, which closed in September 2002, have received a boost after councillors committed up to £1m towards the scheme.
Ipswich Borough Council's executive resolved to support an option that will see swimming facilities restored, changing facilities refurbished and a new 50-station gym added.
Broomhill Pool Trust, which was established in 2003, is leading
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23 Dec 2011
Stoke musuem bids to protect collections
Stoke-on-Trent's Wedgwood Museum has said that it will start work "in earnest" to raise funds needed to protect its collections relating to the historic 250-year-old pottery group.
It follows a High Court ruling earlier this week that the museum's collections were not held in trust and could be sold off in
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23 Dec 2011
£550,000 funding for Bletchley Park vision
Internet search engine Google has announced a £550,000 donation towards the first stage of a £15m project to transform Bletchley Park into a new heritage centre.
According to the Bletchley Park Trust, the Google donation is to go towards match funding required in order to draw down a £4.6m grant confirmed
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23 Dec 2011
DCMS: Most adults 'to follow' 2012 Games
The findings of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) annual survey of engagement has found that 85 per cent of English adults will follow the 2012 Games.
Taking Part has been compiled since 2005, with the latest figures covering October 2010 to September 2011. Results also show high levels of engagement in arts and heritage.
According to the survey, more than 70 per cent of English adults
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22 Dec 2011
Harry Potter theme park for Hollywood
Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts (UPR) have announced plans to develop a new Harry Potter-themed adventure park at Universal Studios Hollywood, US.
It follows the success of the inaugural Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which launched at the Universal Orlando Resort in June
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22 Dec 2011
President opens Pretoria's Gallows Museum
A former cellblock and gallows at the Pretoria Central Correctional Centre has been opened as a new museum and memorial by South African president Jacob Zuma.
At least 4,000 prisoners, 134 of which were political prisoners, were executed at the gallows before the Constitutional Court approved the abolition of the death penalty in June 1996.
The gallows and cells used for the execution of prisoners between 1961
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22 Dec 2011
EC unveils Creative Europe programme
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled plans to boost European Union (EU) support for the cultural sectors through the new EUR1.8bn (£1.5bn) Creative Europe programme.
Nearly EUR500m (£416m) is earmarked for arts/culture and more than EUR900m (£748m) towards the cinema and audio-visual sector between
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22 Dec 2011
New trustees for National Football Museum
House of Lords deputy speaker Lord Faulkner of Worcester is among three new members to join the National Football Museum's board of trustees at its new Manchester home.
Manchester City Council's deputy chief executive of neighbourhood services, Vicky Rosin, and Professor Steve Broomhead of Liverpool Hope University are also new trustees.
The appointments take the total number of active museum trustees to 17. The
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21 Dec 2011
New-look gallery for Antrim Castle Gardens
The new-look Oriel Gallery has become the first building to be completed as part of a multi-million pound restoration project at Antrim Castle Gardens, Northern Ireland.
Opened on 6 December with the unveiling of the Robot Exhibition, the gallery was expanded as part of the £5.8m development at Clotworthy House, which dates back to the 17th century.
Antrim Borough Council; the Heritage Lottery Fund; and the
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21 Dec 2011
US$10m gift for UC Davis art museum
The University of California, Davis (UCD) has been handed a US$10m (£6.4m, EUR7.7m) donation towards its plans for the development of a new art museum in Davis, US.
Due for completion in 2015, the facility is to be named after Napa Valley vintner Jan Shrem and arts patron Maria Manetti Farrow and will also offer a teaching and cultural resource.
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Farrow Museum of Art will provide
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21 Dec 2011
£1.5m Lottery boost for Welsh festivals
Festivals across Wales will receive a share of more than £1.5m of National Lottery funding from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) in a bid to showcase cultural and creative talent.
A number of events are in line to benefit, with the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts in Hay-on-Wye and Hijinx Theatre's Unity festival netting a £100,000 grant each.
Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts in Powys secured
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21 Dec 2011
ACI unveils new policy to develop opera
A new policy for the promotion and development of opera across Ireland has been adopted by Arts Council Ireland (ACI) to help open up new opportunities for artists and producers.
It follows a request from the minister for arts, heritage and Gaeltacht earlier this year for the organisation to resume responsibility for opera policy and its implementation.
A new Opera Production Award aims to encourage
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