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CABE’s Festive Five award winners announced

02 Jan 2007

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space, has announced the winners of its Festive Five awards.

HLF reveals £17.6m funding for British history attractions

BY Helen Patenall | 28 Dec 2006

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced it will be providing £17.6m in funding for five projects which explore British history.

Cash boost for Manchester museums

BY Helen Patenall | 28 Dec 2006

The museums and galleries sector in Manchester is set to receive £574,500 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

London’s Transport Museum launches schools programme

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

The Transport Museum in Covent Garden, London, has launched a new schools programme on World War II.

Warner Bros. Movie World to unveil Batwing Spaceshot

19 Dec 2006

The Warner Bros. Movie World theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast is to unveil its new Batwing Spaceshot thrill ride to the media tomorrow (20 December).

Work begins on HK$5.5bn Ocean Park revamp

19 Dec 2006

Ocean Park, the Hong Kong-based theme park, has broken ground on the first phase of its HK$5.5bn (£363.6m, US$707.5m, 541.1m euro) redevelopment project.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider Live! Launched in Perth

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

Adventure World in Perth, Australia, is set to open a new attraction called Lara Croft Tomb Raider Live! running from 26 December to 26 January 2007.

WhiteWater World unveiled on Gold Coast

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

WhiteWater World – the new water park adjacent to Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast – has opened.

Haunted House to open in Surfers Paradise

19 Dec 2006

A AUS$6m (£2.4m, US$4.7m, 3.6m euro), five-storey walk-through haunted house attraction is scheduled to open late next year in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

Regatta spa hotel for Jakarta development

14 Dec 2006

Final plans for a mixed-use development called the Regatta scheme on the Pantai Mutiara Canal Estate in Jakarta, Indonesia, have been revealed.

Orkney Brewery to open visitor centre

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Dec 2006

The Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney – owned by Sinclair Breweries – plans to develop a visitor centre and sampling room.

Genting – Star Cruises consortium wins Sentosa bid

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

The Singapore Government has selected the Genting International – Star Cruises consortium to develop the Sentosa integrated resort scheme – dubbed Resorts World at Sentosa – in Singapore by 2010.

Bath Postal Museum reopens following revamp

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

Bath Postal Museum has reopened at new premises below the city’s main post office following a complete revamp.

Singapore embarks on Gardens by the Bay attraction

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

The National Parks Board of Singapore is set to develop a three-garden complex at Marina Bay in central Singapore.

Omaka Aviation Centre opens in New Zealand

BY Helen Patenall | 11 Dec 2006

The first phase of the new Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Marlborough, New Zealand, has opened.

Lakeland Motor Museum to be relocated

BY Helen Patenall | 11 Dec 2006

Entrepreneur Donald Sidebottom has sold the Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall in the Lake District to Winander Leisure.

Tokyo Midtown project to open next spring

08 Dec 2006

A mixed-use development called the Tokyo Midtown project is set to open in Tokyo, Japan, in spring 2007.

Urbis reports increased visitor interest

BY Helen Patenall | 07 Dec 2006

The Urbis museum of city life, based in Manchester, has reported radically increased visitor numbers.

Museum of Childhood re-opens after revamp

BY Helen Patenall | 06 Dec 2006

The V&A Museum of Childhood in London will re-open on 9 December following a £4.7m refurbishment by London-based architects Caruso St John.

Maritime Museum to feature Viking treasure

BY Helen Patenall | 06 Dec 2006

Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool will feature a collection of Viking treasure in its July 2007 exhibit – dubbed the Magical History Tour.

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8844 to 8863 of 9724 news stories

CABE’s Festive Five award winners announced

02 Jan 2007

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space, has announced the winners of its Festive Five awards.

HLF reveals £17.6m funding for British history attractions

BY Helen Patenall | 28 Dec 2006

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced it will be providing £17.6m in funding for five projects which explore British history.

Cash boost for Manchester museums

BY Helen Patenall | 28 Dec 2006

The museums and galleries sector in Manchester is set to receive £574,500 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

London’s Transport Museum launches schools programme

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

The Transport Museum in Covent Garden, London, has launched a new schools programme on World War II.

Warner Bros. Movie World to unveil Batwing Spaceshot

19 Dec 2006

The Warner Bros. Movie World theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast is to unveil its new Batwing Spaceshot thrill ride to the media tomorrow (20 December).

Work begins on HK$5.5bn Ocean Park revamp

19 Dec 2006

Ocean Park, the Hong Kong-based theme park, has broken ground on the first phase of its HK$5.5bn (£363.6m, US$707.5m, 541.1m euro) redevelopment project.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider Live! Launched in Perth

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

Adventure World in Perth, Australia, is set to open a new attraction called Lara Croft Tomb Raider Live! running from 26 December to 26 January 2007.

WhiteWater World unveiled on Gold Coast

BY Helen Patenall | 19 Dec 2006

WhiteWater World – the new water park adjacent to Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast – has opened.

Haunted House to open in Surfers Paradise

19 Dec 2006

A AUS$6m (£2.4m, US$4.7m, 3.6m euro), five-storey walk-through haunted house attraction is scheduled to open late next year in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

Regatta spa hotel for Jakarta development

14 Dec 2006

Final plans for a mixed-use development called the Regatta scheme on the Pantai Mutiara Canal Estate in Jakarta, Indonesia, have been revealed.

Orkney Brewery to open visitor centre

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Dec 2006

The Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney – owned by Sinclair Breweries – plans to develop a visitor centre and sampling room.

Genting – Star Cruises consortium wins Sentosa bid

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

Bath Postal Museum reopens following revamp

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

Bath Postal Museum has reopened at new premises below the city’s main post office following a complete revamp.

Singapore embarks on Gardens by the Bay attraction

BY Helen Patenall | 13 Dec 2006

The National Parks Board of Singapore is set to develop a three-garden complex at Marina Bay in central Singapore.

Omaka Aviation Centre opens in New Zealand

BY Helen Patenall | 11 Dec 2006

The first phase of the new Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Marlborough, New Zealand, has opened.

Lakeland Motor Museum to be relocated

BY Helen Patenall | 11 Dec 2006

Entrepreneur Donald Sidebottom has sold the Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall in the Lake District to Winander Leisure.

Tokyo Midtown project to open next spring

08 Dec 2006

A mixed-use development called the Tokyo Midtown project is set to open in Tokyo, Japan, in spring 2007.

Urbis reports increased visitor interest

BY Helen Patenall | 07 Dec 2006

The Urbis museum of city life, based in Manchester, has reported radically increased visitor numbers.

Museum of Childhood re-opens after revamp

BY Helen Patenall | 06 Dec 2006

The V&A Museum of Childhood in London will re-open on 9 December following a £4.7m refurbishment by London-based architects Caruso St John.

Maritime Museum to feature Viking treasure

BY Helen Patenall | 06 Dec 2006

Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool will feature a collection of Viking treasure in its July 2007 exhibit – dubbed the Magical History Tour.

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