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A bumper season for Oundle Museum
Oundle Museum have had a bumper season this year closing at the end of November with our exhibition ‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ which proved to be very popular with local residents and visitors. Oundle Museum have also unveiled their new improved website. With the help...
New network shines spotlight on Loughborough’s rich history and heritage
A new collaborative venture, the Loughborough History and Heritage Network – a joint initiative between Loughborough University, Charnwood Museum and members of the local community – will be launched this week, on Thursday 18 December. The Network has been established...
2015 Charity Awards Open to Nominations
The Charity Awards recognise and celebrate the inspirational work of UK charities and share best practice and learning across the sector. These nonfinancial awards are open to UK charities of any size. Entries can be made in any of the following 10 categories: Advice,...
A Phoenix at Foxton?
Since opening its doors to the public way back in 1989 the popular and much loved Foxton Canals Museum closed on 14 December 2014 – but not forever! The reason of the closure is that the Foxton Inclined Plane Trust, the body running the museum, was successful in...
Nominations for the next six Green Plaque Awards are now open
Leicestershire County Council’s Green Plaque Award scheme has had a successful first year with the public nominating and voting for the local people and places they wanted to see honoured with an Award. The first six recipients included a Dambuster pilot, a writer...
Culture Syndicates are at your service
Is your museum or heritage site looking for assistance with evaluation, finding funding, collections management, marketing or events management? Culture Syndicates specialise in helping heritage sites and projects achieve the five Arts Council goals towards best...