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VAC2006 kicks off in London
11 Oct 2006
Sir Neil Cossons, chair of English Heritage, opened the third annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2006)in London this morning, saying that Britain’s visitor attractions must continue to capture the attention of visitors and win political recognition and support.
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£3m arts centre for Wakefield
BY Helen Patenall | 11 Oct 2006
Wakefield Council has announced that a new £3m arts centre will be built on Drury Lane.
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HLF offers £1m to historic paper mill
10 Oct 2006
Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, has been earmarked for a £1m grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to fund a restoration programme.
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US$82m entertainment project for Iowa
BY Helen Patenall | 10 Oct 2006
A US$82m (£43.9m, 65m euro) development called America’s River Project is set to transform the Port of Dubuque in Iowa, US.
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Southern Star to open in Melbourne
09 Oct 2006
A 120m high observation wheel is set to open in Melbourne, Australia, in 2008 as part of the AUS$1.3bn (£516m, US$966m, 767m euro) Waterfront City project.
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Work to begin on Great Dubai Wheel
BY Sarah Todd | 03 Oct 2006
Construction work is set to begin shortly on the Great Dubai Wheel project in Dubai following Dubai Municipality approval of the attraction’s masterplan.
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Plans for 100m euro Paris art gallery
03 Oct 2006
American-Canadian architect Frank Gehry, famed for designing the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, has unveiled his plans for a 100m euro (£68m, US$127m) art gallery in Paris, France.
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Soccer Circus opens at Xscape
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
Soccer Circus – an interactive indoor football centre – has opened at the Xscape leisure complex in Braehead near Glasgow in Scotland.
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Saudi nominates heritage sites to UNESCO
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia is set to nominate its first three World Heritage sites in the Kingdom to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).
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Museum on the Mound reopens
BY Helen Patenall | 02 Oct 2006
The HBOS Museum on the Mound in Edinburgh has reopened following an extensive two-year revamp.
The premises are six times larger, with 3,500sq ft (325sq m) of public space and 2,325sq ft (216sq m) of display space.
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Heritage Park looks to raise $50m for development scheme
01 Oct 2006
Heritage Park in Calgary, Canada, launched a CAN$50m (£24m, US$45m, 35m euro) fundraising campaign called It’s About Time in September to finance the expansion of the historical park’s heritage collection and allow it to open all year round.
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Sydney Wildlife World opens in Darling Harbour
01 Oct 2006
Australia’s newest attraction was unveiled last month when the doors of the new AUS$52m (US$39m, £21m, 31m euro) Sydney Wildlife World opened to the public in Darling Harbour.
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